The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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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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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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