The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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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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Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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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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