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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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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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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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    Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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    There’s a company that provides private flights for individuals who want to join the “mile high club”. For $425.00 you get a 1 hour flight, chocolates, champagne, and a curtain.
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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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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second, according to the company’s Operations and Training Manual.
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