The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”
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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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McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second, according to the company’s Operations and Training Manual.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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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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