The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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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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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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The co-founder and CEO of SnapChat, 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook and then a $4 billion bid from Google.
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