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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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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Carlos Vasquez, a dry cleaner in New York, has a sign outside his shop that reads: If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for an interview, we will clean it for free.
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