The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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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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Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.
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A man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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Every year, Louis Vuitton burn all their unsold bags. They burn them in order to prevent them from being priced lower.
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