Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter. Click Here For More Details (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. Click Here For More Details (Added: Wed Jan 25 2006)
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In the late 1960's, Mountain Dew bottles featured a hillbilly on them. These are now collector items worth five to ten dollars. Click Here For More Details (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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18% of an Americans income is spent on transportation. (Added: Mon May 31 2004)
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7-Eleven is the largest retail chain in the world. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday. (Added: Mon May 31 2004)
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Amtrak is the combination of the words "American" and "Track". (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Approximately 7.5% of all office documents get lost. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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Boeing completed more than 15,000 hours of wind-tunnel testing on the first 747. (Added: Thu Oct 31 2002)
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