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Singapore’s constitution requires…

November 28, 2022Weirdo

Singapore’s constitution requires the President to have experience as a minister – or as CEO of a large, profitable company.

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The “Shell” in Royal Dutch Shell…

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022Weirdo

The “Shell” in Royal Dutch Shell came from the company which merged with Royal Dutch who’s business was importing and selling seashells – The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company.

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The Welsh engineering firm Taylor & Sons…

June 5, 2022Weirdo

The Welsh engineering firm Taylor & Sons, which was founded in 1875, collapsed after a typo by Companies House in 2009 mistakenly listed them as being wound up, by confusing them with another company, Taylor and Son, that really was failing. Considering that the company was very profitable before the blunder, this has to rank among the costliest typos in history.

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“Retail Apocalypse” is the closing of numerous…

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022Weirdo

“Retail Apocalypse” is the closing of numerous large-chain retail stores worldwide, starting around 2010 and continuing onward.

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In 1986, the small New Zealand town….

February 8, 2022Weirdo

In 1986, the small New Zealand town of Otorohanga briefly changed its name to “Harrodsville” in support of the local restaurant Harrods, which was facing lawsuits by the famous London department store of the same name. In addition, every business in town changed their name to “Harrods”.

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There are no more than 12 Kmart stores…

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022Weirdo

There are no more than 12 Kmart stores remaining in the US. At its peak in 1994 there were 2323 stores in the US and 2486 globally. Until 1990, when it was surpassed by Walmart, it was the second largest retailer in the US after Sears.

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In the days of phone directories…

October 1, 2021Weirdo

In the days of phone directories (yellow pages), companies would choose names with the letter ‘A’ in front so they appeared first in the alphabetized list. This led to oddly spelled words, such as “Aaaamerican” or “Aaaction,” as well as many businesses with “AAA” in their names.

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The founders of Samsung and LG…

August 22, 2021Weirdo

The founders of Samsung and LG, Lee and Koo, were close friends since elementary school. In 1968, Lee met Koo and told him that Samsung was planning to enter electronics, which meant becoming LG’s direct competitor. Angered, Koo yelled at him and left. Afterwards, the two were never close again.

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Anthony Rossi who founded Tropicana…

August 4, 2021Weirdo

Anthony Rossi who founded Tropicana Products in 1945 was an Italian immigrant who arrived in the US with $25 and did not know English. He developed an orange juice pasteurization process to allow transport from the factory in Florida to as far away as New York starting in 1970.

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In 2018, a woman accidentally…

July 17, 2021Weirdo

In 2018, a woman accidentally paid a Swiss cafe $7709 for coffee because she entered her PIN number as the dollar amount. When she called to get the money back, nobody answered because the cafe had filed for bankruptcy.

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