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    Dmitry Argakov
    Dmitry Argakov
    A man named Dmitry Argakov was sent a letter offering him a credit card but he didn’t like the terms. So he altered the contract to include unlimited credit at 0% interest which the bank accepted but then tried to void his card. He sued the bank for not sticking to terms of the credit contract and won.
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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    Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
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    The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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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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    The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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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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