Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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