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    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn't start. That very afternoon, Jobs came back and threw her a set of keys to a brand new Jaguar, saying: "Here, don’t be late anymore."
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    Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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    80% of Publishers' Clearing House $10 million winners did not purchase any magazine subscriptions!
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    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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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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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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    It has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve.
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    The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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