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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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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Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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