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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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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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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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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