As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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