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Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Samuel L. Jackson in The Avengers (2012).

Earlier this year, 'Avengers: Endgame' became the highest-grossing movie of all-time worldwide—and turned many of its stars into Hollywood's highest-grossing actors.

Garin Pirnia




Build-A-Bear Workshop is a kid's dream.

The children's advisory board of this popular DIY stuffed animal destination is made up of actual children.

Jake Rossen


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How do they spend those massive profits? The online retailing giant has a giant Ice Age cave bear skeleton in their Seattle offices.

Jake Rossen


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What began as a single store that sold jeans and records ballooned into a multi-billion-dollar fashion brand with more than 3500 stores in 43 countries.

Garin Pirnia
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The Golden Arches used to serve peanut butter sandwiches and chili instead of Chicken McNuggets and McRibs.

Jake Rossen, Stacy Conradt
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The popular retail chain has lots of iconography, from the red bullet logo to the dog. But "Alex from Target" isn't from Target anymore.

Jake Rossen


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Pizza has helped prevent several crimes: In 2008 when a pizza delivery man in Florida was confronted by robbers, he threw the hot pizza he was delivering at them and escaped harm. (It's also pretty delicious.)

Anna Green






Starbucks

The famous coffee chain has undergone some facelifts since its inception as a regional Seattle franchise. For one thing, the mermaid used to be a nudist. But, hey, it was the '70s.

Jake Rossen