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    BackRub
    BackRub
    Google was originally called "BackRub".
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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    Free Daily Ice Cream
    Free Daily Ice Cream
    All employees of Ben & Jerry’s get to take home 3 free pints of ice cream every single day!
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    Nooglers
    Nooglers
    New Google employees are called "Nooglers", and are given a propeller beanie cap to wear on their first Friday.
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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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    There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    Facebook Hacking
    Facebook Hacking
    Facebook pays at least $500 if you can find a way to hack the site.
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