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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    Dead Google's Employees' Families Receive Fantastic Package
    If an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month until they turn 19.
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    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.
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    Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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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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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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    The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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