Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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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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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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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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Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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