The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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At YouTube Headquarters, employees can either take the elevator, stairs or slide.
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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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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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