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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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    In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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    Free Daily Ice Cream
    Free Daily Ice Cream
    All employees of Ben & Jerry’s get to take home 3 free pints of ice cream every single day!
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    There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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