The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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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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Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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