Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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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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Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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