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    90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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    The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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    Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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    Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
    Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
    Americans buying a Volvo can get a free holiday to Sweden to test drive their new car. All costs, including airfare and shipment of the car, are covered by the Volvo Overseas Delivery program.
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    McDonald's
    McDonald's
    Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.
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    There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
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    The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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    Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
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