Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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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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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
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Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags.
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Snoop Dogg makes $30,000 per week selling digital stickers of his face, joints, and more.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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