Most Popular Business Facts
1. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.2. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is usually 10:10.
3. Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
4. Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
5. The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
6. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
7. Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
8. Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
9. There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
10. The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
11. The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.10. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
12. The average company saves over $7,000 for each employee suggestion that is enacted!
13. Over 4.6 million Whopper sandwiches are sold at Burger King every day!
14. Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.
15. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is usually 10:10.
16. In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
17. In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
18. If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
19. Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
20. Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
21. Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
22. 90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
23. 80% of Publishers' Clearing House $10 million winners did not purchase any magazine subscriptions!
24. 7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
25. 20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
26. 'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
27. When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
28. Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
29. The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
30. The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
31. Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.
32. Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
33. Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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