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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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    In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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    Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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    Snoop Dogg makes $30,000 per week selling digital stickers of his face, joints, and more.
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    As of 2014, Apple has enough money to buy Facebook, or Netflix, Tesla, Twitter, Dropbox, Pandora, and Spotify combined - with $59 billion to spare!
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