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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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
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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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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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