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    90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    Lenovo CEO Redistributed His $3M Bonus to 10,000 Employees. Twice.
    As a reward for record profits, the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, received a $3 million bonus, which he redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. He did the same again in 2013.
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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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    Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
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    In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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