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    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    During the 1930’s depression, Australian businessman Sidney Myer provided Christmas dinner for 10,000 unemployed people, including a gift for every child.
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    Evanston Township High School in Illinois played Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as a fundraiser between classes. Students had to pay to stop it. $1,000 was collected in 3 days.
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    Kid Rock took a pay cut that cost him around $50,000 to $100,000 per night during his tour, just to keep ticket prices at $20 and a 12 oz beer at $4.
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    LifeStraw: Makes Dirty Water Safe
    LifeStraw: Makes Dirty Water Safe
    The LifeStraw is a simple and compact, yet powerful water filtration system which may be the solution to the world's water emergency.
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    There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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    Japan's Musical Roads
    Japan's Musical Roads
    Japan has a network of "melody roads" that play music as you drive over them at the correct speed.
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    The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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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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