In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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A Kodak engineer constructed the first digital camera in 1975. They didn't want to go digital. They went bankrupt in 2012.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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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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Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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