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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 most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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    In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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    A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.
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    If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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    IKEA Boss
    IKEA Boss
    Despite being one of the top 10 richest men in the world, Ingvar Kamprad (founder of IKEA) lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, and uses the bus.
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    A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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    Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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