Every year, Louis Vuitton burn all their unsold bags. They burn them in order to prevent them from being priced lower.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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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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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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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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