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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    Samsung is also a full time weapons manufacturer.
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    There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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    The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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    Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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