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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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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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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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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