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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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    At YouTube Headquarters, employees can either take the elevator, stairs or slide.
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    Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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    The co-founder and CEO of SnapChat, 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook and then a $4 billion bid from Google.
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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    Dead Google's Employees' Families Receive Fantastic Package
    If an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month until they turn 19.
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