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    When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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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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    Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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    Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.
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    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.
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    As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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    Dunkin' Donuts
    Dunkin' Donuts
    Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea started spraying coffee aroma into public buses every time their jingle played. Coffee sales increased 29%.
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