The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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Carlos Vasquez, a dry cleaner in New York, has a sign outside his shop that reads: If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for an interview, we will clean it for free.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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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 first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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