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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.

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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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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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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.

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Americans buying a Volvo can get a free holiday to Sweden to test drive their new car. All costs, including airfare and shipment of the car, are covered by the Volvo Overseas Delivery program.

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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.

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All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.

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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.

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