The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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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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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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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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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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Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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