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    Lenovo CEO Redistributed His $3M Bonus to 10,000 Employees. Twice.
    As a reward for record profits, the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, received a $3 million bonus, which he redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. He did the same again in 2013.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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    Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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    McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second, according to the company’s Operations and Training Manual.
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    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn't start. That very afternoon, Jobs came back and threw her a set of keys to a brand new Jaguar, saying: "Here, don’t be late anymore."
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    Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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