The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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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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The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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