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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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 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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Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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