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    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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    Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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    Google's Mower Goats
    Google's Mower Goats
    Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.
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    Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
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    The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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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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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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