Business Facts



★  Fact #1.


The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.


★  Fact #2.


Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.


★  Fact #3.


The founder of McDonalds has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology. Hamburger University of McDonalds Corporation located in Oak Brook, IL, now holds students from more than 119 countries. The company even opened a new branch in Shanghai during early 2010 in order to fulfill the needs of fast growing Asian market.


★  Fact #4.


The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.


★  Fact #5.


Yahoo! Was originally called “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web”.


★  Fact #6.


Walt Disney World generated about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.


★  Fact #7.


The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only 35 dollars for the design.


★  Fact #8.


In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s.


★  Fact #9.


If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.


★  Fact #10.


When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.


★  Fact #11.


The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.


★  Fact #12.


Microsoft made 16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.


★  Fact #13.


Back in 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by omitting one olive from each salad course in the first class.


★  Fact #14.


Oil Tycoon John D Rockefeller, was the world’s first billionaire.


★  Fact #15.


Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

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