A Kodak engineer constructed the first digital camera in 1975. They didn't want to go digital. They went bankrupt in 2012.
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Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is usually 10:10.
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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