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  • When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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  • Yamaha is Japan's largest maker of musical instruments.
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  • Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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  • In 1945, a seven ounce bathroom cup was the first item Tupperware marketed.
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  • The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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  • When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called "Soundabout" in the U.S., "Stowaway" in the U.K., and "Freestyle" in Australia.
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  • The company "Sony" was originally called "Totsuken." They felt the name "Sony" would be easier to pronounce. The name was invented by a cross between the name "sonus" and "sonny." The name sound and sonic are derived. Sonny was used to represent a young man or boy, which would show a energetic young company.
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  • The state of California has more 7-Eleven stores than any other state. There are approximately 1,200 stores.
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  • The first and longest lasting cartoon characters to promote a Kellogg's product are Snap! Crackle! Pop! from Rice Krispies cereal.
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  • The name "Adidas" was invented from the creator of the brand named Adolf 'Adi' Dassler.
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  • Coca-cola used to use the slogan "Good to the last drop," in 1908. This slogan was later used by Maxwell House.
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  • Marlboro was the first cigarette company to market a cigarette that had a red filter called "beauty tip." This was done to hide the lipstick marks left on the filter from women smokers.
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  • The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company.
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  • In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S.
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  • On a bottle of brandy VSOP stand for "Very Special Old Pale."
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  • In October 1986, Pepsi paid close to $840 million to Nabisco for the Kentucky Fried Chicken empire.
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  • The reason the Animal Crackers box is designed with a string handle is because when the popular circus theme was introduced in 1902 they thought it would also be a good idea to package them with a string as a Christmas novelty so they could be hung from Christmas trees.
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  • Honda's trademark acronym VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control.
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  • Amtrak is the combination of the words "American" and "Track".
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  • The total mileage driven by all U-Haul trucks in a year is enough to move a person from the Earth to the moon five times a day for an entire year.
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  • Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash.
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  • In the late 1650's the first known check was written in Europe.
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  • If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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  • In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence.
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  • Over one million Pet Rocks were sold in 1975, makine Gary Dahl, of Los Gatos, California, a millionaire. He got the idea while joking with friends about his pet that was easy to take care of, which was a rock.
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