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    The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”
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    90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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    The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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    Dmitry Argakov
    Dmitry Argakov
    A man named Dmitry Argakov was sent a letter offering him a credit card but he didn’t like the terms. So he altered the contract to include unlimited credit at 0% interest which the bank accepted but then tried to void his card. He sued the bank for not sticking to terms of the credit contract and won.
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    Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.
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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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    There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
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