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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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    If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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    Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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    A man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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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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    Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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