The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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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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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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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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In every country in the world, either Coca-Cola or a Coca-Cola owned drink is the best selling drink, except for Scotland, where Irn Bru holds the top spot.
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