The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
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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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