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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Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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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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In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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