In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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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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Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags.
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