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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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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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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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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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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