Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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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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Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
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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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