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Denny’s was originally called Danny’s. Best Buy was originally Sound of Music. 7-Eleven was originally Tote’m Stores. Nike was originally Blue Ribbon Sports. https://t.co/iszoUynf9v
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Apple is expected to sell about 90 million AirPods this year. That would generate more than $20 billion in revenue for the company. These were some of the headlines when the AirPods were first unveiled 8 years ago. https://t.co/aFnPzfrtVM
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Carolyn Davidson created the Nike swoosh. She was a graphic design student and was paid $35. Later, Nike gave her 500 shares, which she never sold. https://t.co/kgcRruiM7S
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Nikola Tesla’s smartphone prediction nearly 100 years ago. https://t.co/BFynToN3SR
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NYC, 1865 NYC, 2024 https://t.co/JZmyJvr9Om
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“Failure is a figment of your imagination.” ~ Kobe Bryant https://t.co/W4xV7YRtHT
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Sony Walkman commercial from 1983. https://t.co/8B5MEROTyh
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James Earl Jones on overcoming self doubt. https://t.co/eFw0G9R5fX
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1984: 2024: https://t.co/ivuC0Hiy4T
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Predicting the future in 1953. https://t.co/SqlPInCXcG
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In 2010, the average person spent about 61 hours a year using a smartphone. Today, the average person spends that amount of time on their phone in less than two weeks.
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Age when they started these companies: Michael Dell, Dell: 19 Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook: 19 Jim Casey, UPS: 19 Bill Gates, Microsoft: 19 Richard Branson, Virgin: 19 Steve Jobs, Apple: 21 Thomas Burberry, Burberry: 21 Walt Disney, Disney: 22 Arthur Davidson, Harley-Davidson: 22
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Apple sold 1.4 million iPhones in year one. It now sells 1.4 million every 2 days. https://t.co/CETQGyE5S0
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Steve Jobs on management consultants. https://t.co/BddAiuHmm9
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In 1977, 108-year-old Florence Pannell was asked what had changed during her lifetime. https://t.co/xTVJWxhHTf
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Things that didn’t exist 100 years ago: ? AI PC’s smartphones Internet social media self-driving cars industrial robots moon landings reusable rockets satellites DNA testing artificial hearts e-commerce 3D printing video games VR GPS digital photos transatlantic commercial flight
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How big is the Sun? https://t.co/TMpbh7C2US
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How long they lived: Mozart: 35 years Bob Marley: 36 years Ada Lovelace: 36 years Vincent van Gogh: 37 years Edgar Allan Poe: 40 years Jane Austen: 41 years Elvis Presley: 42 years Shakespeare: 52 years Steve Jobs: 56 years Charles Dickens: 58 years Walt Disney: 65 years
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The price of a gold bar: Today: ?????????$1,000,000 1 year ago: ?????$755,724 5 years ago: ??$602,880 10 years ago: ?$516,776 15 years ago: ?$376,260 20 years ago: $165,100 25 years ago: $102,960
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Carl Sagan on the importance of asking questions. https://t.co/EuDRW5QZj6
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