The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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A man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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