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8 Family-Style Facts About Buca di Beppo

Grab some pasta with the pope.

Fizzled Out: The New Coke Protests of 1985

Everyone was mad about Coke Classic's disappearance, but only one man spent $100,000 doing something about it.

A Family Scrapbook May Have Unearthed KFC's Secret Recipe

The Colonel's secret is out.

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10 Square Facts about Chex Cereal

Chex even had a popular video game.

How to Be a Great Listener, According to Researchers

To improve your listening skills, act like a trampoline, not a sponge.

10 Quirky Families That Still Rule the World

You’d never confuse them for the Rockefellers. But you also wouldn’t have curling without ’em. Or Kikkoman soy sauce.

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11 Filling Facts About Chick-fil-A

The home of the original chicken sandwich is 70 years old, and was just named America's favorite fast food restaurant.

9 Things You Might Not Know About LinkedIn

If you're one of the site's 645 million users, you should know that those Endorsement boxes really don't matter.

5 Exploding Career Opportunities

"Professional lotto winner" remains woefully under-represented.

The Original Locations of 15 Famous Chain Stores

A New Online Eye Exam Has Doctors Seeing Red

Should you trust a virtual eye exam?

The Story Behind the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

The eye-catching car is a powerful company symbol and motivation for a growing network of consultants.

13 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Shark Tank

The minute their pitch is over, entrepreneurs sit down with a psychiatrist.

London Man Transforms Old Phone Booth Into a Pop-Up Salad Shop

It may sound like a gimmick, but it's actually part of a bigger business scheme designed to encourage business and revitalize unused phone boxes.

This Company is Transforming Telephone Booths Into Tiny Offices

They'll have a printer and scanner, WiFi access, computer monitor, and even a coffee machine

Now You Can Pay Someone to Yell at Customer Service for You

Never wait on hold again.

New York City Businesses Promise to Cut Trash in Half in Just One Month

More than 30 businesses around New York City have promised to take Mayor Bill de Blasio's “Zero Waste Challenge.”

8 Oven-Ready Facts about DiGiorno

It's not what?

A Bumpy History of the Baby on Board Sign

From the mid to late 1980s, the most ubiquitous road sign didn’t advise you to stop, obey the speed limit, or be mindful of crossing deer. Instead, it was diamond-shaped, used a black-on-yellow color scheme, and came with a stern warning for nearby driver

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10 Facts You Might Not Know About Pillsbury

The Doughboy actually has a name.

Facebook user, Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shop

11 Very Canadian Facts About Tim Hortons

The 50-year-old coffee-and-doughnut chain is now an international business, but it’s still Canadian at heart

10 Things You Might Not Know about Life Savers

Life Savers—those sweet, unmistakable rolls of hard candies with the hole in the center—have been a quintessential American candy since the early 1900s.

These Are the 10 Fastest Growing Women-Owned or Led Businesses

The annual Women Presidents' Organization "50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies" list celebrates some of the most successful female entrepreneurs in America.

The Time Walt Disney Almost Lost His Job at Walt Disney Studios

When Walt Disney first arrived in California, he had a demo reel, no money, and few prospects.

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