The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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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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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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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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In October 1997, when Internet Explorer 4.0 was released, some Microsoft employees left a giant "From the IE team... We Love You" on Netscape's lawn.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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At YouTube Headquarters, employees can either take the elevator, stairs or slide.
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