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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It has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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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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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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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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