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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
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    Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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    80% of Publishers' Clearing House $10 million winners did not purchase any magazine subscriptions!
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    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn't start. That very afternoon, Jobs came back and threw her a set of keys to a brand new Jaguar, saying: "Here, don’t be late anymore."
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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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    The co-founder and CEO of SnapChat, 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook and then a $4 billion bid from Google.
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    In the mid-90’s, Coca Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a hidden sexual image.
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