- 7-Eleven is the largest retail chain in the world.
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- Of all the restaurants that are opened, 90% of them fail in the first year. Of the remaining ones that survive, 90% of those fail in the second year.
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- The famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837 in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first day were $4.98.
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- Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.
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- The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried.
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- When Kellogg's Raisin Bran first came out in 1942, they had a bunch of grapes instead of raisins next to the name of the cereal on the cereal box. In 1966, Sunny the happy smiling sun came out and that is when the grapes turned into raisins.
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- In 1976, fourteen banks merged to form a bank credit card called "Mastercharge." This was later renamed to what is now know as "Mastercard."
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- Mexico City boasts the world's largest taxi fleet with over sixty thousand taxis running every day.
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- The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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- When Heinz launched their "green" ketchup in 2000, it delivered the highest increase in sales in the brand's history.
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- In Hong Kong, delivery times are primarily influenced by traffic conditions on elevators. It often takes drivers longer to travel vertically than horizontally, as access to elevators is so congested during "high peak" hours. This is due to the volume of people residing in high rises.
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- Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke.
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- The most dangerous job in the United States is that of a fisherman, followed by logging and then an airline pilot.
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- The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.
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- The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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- In 1894, the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today.
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- The company Chanel claims that every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, a bottle of Chanel No 5 is sold.
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- According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday.
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- During the holiday season, approximately $220 million worth of Poinsettias are sold.
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- One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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- In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar.
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- EPCOT stands for "Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow."
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- MS-DOS was originally calle QDOS and was bought off the author by Microsoft for a small fee. The rest is history.
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