Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (2024)

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1. Dasani water is just purified tap water; it doesn’t come from a natural spring. 2. Taco Bell has proved to be a huge flop in Mexico, as Mexicans were confused by the Americanization of their traditional cuisine. 3. Robert Chesebrough, the inventor of Vaseline, ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning. 4. More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets. 5. Wal-Mart averages a profit of $1.8 million every hour. 6. In 2000, Coca-Cola launched a stealth campaign against water called “Just say no to H2O.” 7. Adding /4 to the end of Facebook’s URL will take you to Mark Zuckerberg’s profile. 8. Marvel Comics once owned the rights to the word “zombie.” 9. Starbucks spends more on health care insurance for its employees ($300 million) than on coffee beans. 10. Burt’s Bees is owned by Clorox. 11. Victoria’s Secret is the most followed retailer on Instagram. 12. More than 80 million “mouse ears” have been sold at Walt Disney World to date. 13. The “new car smell” is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds. 14. McDonald’s first menu items were hot dogs, not hamburgers. 15. Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty. 16. Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red-green color blindness. 17. One in eight American workers have been employed by McDonald’s. 18. The Rubik’s cube is the best-selling product of all time. The iPhone is second. 19. Sixty-four percent of consumers have made a purchase decision based on social media content. 20. Changing the U.S. $1 bill for a $1 coin would save the U.S. $4.4 billion in 30 years. 21. Samsung accounts for 20% of Korea’s gross domestic product. 22. In iPhone ads, the time is always 9:42 a.m. or 9:41 a.m., because Apple events start at 9 a.m. and big product reveals generally happen 40 minutes into the presentation. 23. Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed, and stored. 24. Starbucks’ round tables were created specifically so customers would feel less alone. 25. Steve Jobs is credited as an executive producer on Toy Story. 26. The Volkswagen group owns Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Ducati, and Porsche. 27. “Yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.” 28. Amazon.com employees spend two days every two years working at the customer service desk — even the CEO — in order to help all workers understand the customer service process. 29. Cereal is the second-largest advertiser on television today, behind automobiles. 30. Apple’s iPad retina display is actually manufactured by Samsung. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. eBaum's Picks

Nathan Johnson Published 09/09/2016inwow

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  • 1.
    Dasani water is just purified tap water; it doesn’t come from a natural spring.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (1) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (2)
  • 2.
    Taco Bell has proved to be a huge flop in Mexico, as Mexicans were confused by the Americanization of their traditional cuisine.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (3) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (4)
  • 3.
    Robert Chesebrough, the inventor of Vaseline, ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (5) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (6)
  • 4.
    More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (7) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (8)
  • 5.
    Wal-Mart averages a profit of $1.8 million every hour.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (9) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (10)
  • 6.
    In 2000, Coca-Cola launched a stealth campaign against water called “Just say no to H2O.”

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (11) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (12)
  • 7.
    Adding /4 to the end of Facebook’s URL will take you to Mark Zuckerberg’s profile.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (13) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (14)
  • 8.
    Marvel Comics once owned the rights to the word “zombie.”

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (15) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (16)
  • 9.
    Starbucks spends more on health care insurance for its employees ($300 million) than on coffee beans.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (17) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (18)
  • 10.
    Burt’s Bees is owned by Clorox.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (19) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (20)
  • 11.
    Victoria’s Secret is the most followed retailer on Instagram.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (21) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (22)
  • 12.
    More than 80 million “mouse ears” have been sold at Walt Disney World to date.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (23) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (24)
  • 13.
    The “new car smell” is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (25) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (26)
  • 14.
    McDonald’s first menu items were hot dogs, not hamburgers.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (27) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (28)
  • 15.
    Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (29) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (30)
  • 16.
    Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red-green color blindness.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (31) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (32)
  • 17.
    One in eight American workers have been employed by McDonald’s.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (33) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (34)
  • 18.
    The Rubik’s cube is the best-selling product of all time. The iPhone is second.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (35) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (36)
  • 19.
    Sixty-four percent of consumers have made a purchase decision based on social media content.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (37) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (38)
  • 20.
    Changing the U.S. $1 bill for a $1 coin would save the U.S. $4.4 billion in 30 years.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (39) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (40)
  • 21.
    Samsung accounts for 20% of Korea’s gross domestic product.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (41) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (42)
  • 22.
    In iPhone ads, the time is always 9:42 a.m. or 9:41 a.m., because Apple events start at 9 a.m. and big product reveals generally happen 40 minutes into the presentation.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (43) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (44)
  • 23.
    Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed, and stored.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (45) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (46)
  • 24.
    Starbucks’ round tables were created specifically so customers would feel less alone.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (47) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (48)
  • 25.
    Steve Jobs is credited as an executive producer on Toy Story.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (49) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (50)
  • 26.
    The Volkswagen group owns Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Ducati, and Porsche.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (51) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (52)
  • 27.
    “Yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.”

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (53) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (54)
  • 28.
    Amazon.com employees spend two days every two years working at the customer service desk — even the CEO — in order to help all workers understand the customer service process.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (55) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (56)
  • 29.
    Cereal is the second-largest advertiser on television today, behind automobiles.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (57) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (58)
  • 30.
    Apple’s iPad retina display is actually manufactured by Samsung.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (59) Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (60)
  • 1.

    Dasani water is just purified tap water; it doesn’t come from a natural spring.

  • 2.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (62)

    Taco Bell has proved to be a huge flop in Mexico, as Mexicans were confused by the Americanization of their traditional cuisine.

  • 3.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (63)

    Robert Chesebrough, the inventor of Vaseline, ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning.

  • 4.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (64)

    More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.

  • 5.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (65)

    Wal-Mart averages a profit of $1.8 million every hour.

  • 6.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (66)

    In 2000, Coca-Cola launched a stealth campaign against water called “Just say no to H2O.”

  • 7.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (67)

    Adding /4 to the end of Facebook’s URL will take you to Mark Zuckerberg’s profile.

  • 8.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (68)

    Marvel Comics once owned the rights to the word “zombie.”

  • 9.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (69)

    Starbucks spends more on health care insurance for its employees ($300 million) than on coffee beans.

  • 10.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (70)

    Burt’s Bees is owned by Clorox.

  • 11.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (71)

    Victoria’s Secret is the most followed retailer on Instagram.

  • 12.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (72)

    More than 80 million “mouse ears” have been sold at Walt Disney World to date.

  • 13.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (73)

    The “new car smell” is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds.

  • 14.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (74)

    McDonald’s first menu items were hot dogs, not hamburgers.

  • 15.

    Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty.

  • 16.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (76)

    Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red-green color blindness.

  • 17.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (77)

    One in eight American workers have been employed by McDonald’s.

  • 18.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (78)

    The Rubik’s cube is the best-selling product of all time. The iPhone is second.

  • 19.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (79)

    Sixty-four percent of consumers have made a purchase decision based on social media content.

  • 20.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (80)

    Changing the U.S. $1 bill for a $1 coin would save the U.S. $4.4 billion in 30 years.

  • 21.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (81)

    Samsung accounts for 20% of Korea’s gross domestic product.

  • 22.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (82)

    In iPhone ads, the time is always 9:42 a.m. or 9:41 a.m., because Apple events start at 9 a.m. and big product reveals generally happen 40 minutes into the presentation.

  • 23.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (83)

    Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed, and stored.

  • 24.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (84)

    Starbucks’ round tables were created specifically so customers would feel less alone.

  • 25.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (85)

    Steve Jobs is credited as an executive producer on Toy Story.

  • 26.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (86)

    The Volkswagen group owns Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Ducati, and Porsche.

  • 27.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (87)

    “Yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.”

  • 28.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (88)

    Amazon.com employees spend two days every two years working at the customer service desk — even the CEO — in order to help all workers understand the customer service process.

  • 29.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (89)

    Cereal is the second-largest advertiser on television today, behind automobiles.

  • 30.

    Invest your time in a few shocking facts about big businesses (90)

    Apple’s iPad retina display is actually manufactured by Samsung.

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