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    A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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    Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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    Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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    Lenovo CEO Redistributed His $3M Bonus to 10,000 Employees. Twice.
    As a reward for record profits, the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, received a $3 million bonus, which he redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. He did the same again in 2013.
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    At YouTube Headquarters, employees can either take the elevator, stairs or slide.
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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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    The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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