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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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Judge Judy makes $45 million a year.
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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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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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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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