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    Programmer Outsourced Job to China So He Could Surf Reddit and Watch Cat Videos
    A man secretly outsourced his programming job to China. He filled his work day watching cat videos, surfing Reddit and Facebook. Before being caught and fired, he made hundreds of thousands.
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    Google's Mower Goats
    Google's Mower Goats
    Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
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    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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    Lenovo CEO Redistributed His $3M Bonus to 10,000 Employees. Twice.
    As a reward for record profits, the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, received a $3 million bonus, which he redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. He did the same again in 2013.
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