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    90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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    Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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    The average company saves over $7,000 for each employee suggestion that is enacted!
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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