Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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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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In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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In the mid-90’s, Coca Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a hidden sexual image.
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The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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