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This Is the World’s Oldest Recorded Customer Complaint

(This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Even 3,000 years ago, customers were complaining. Just ask Nanni. I have no idea who Nanni is, other than…

Gene MarksMay 27, 2021

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How Did An 8-Year-Old Sell 32,000 Boxes Of Girl Scout Cookies?

(This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Meet Lilly Bumpus. Lilly is 8 years old. And she’s sold more than 32,000 boxes of Thin Mints, Caramel…

Gene MarksApril 29, 2021

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A Casino Gets Hacked Through a Fish-Tank Thermometer

(This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Secure your laptop. Secure your smart phone. Secure your tablet. And, before I forget, secure your fish tank. Yes,…

Gene MarksApril 14, 2021

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That Time Ben Franklin Slept in the Same Bed With John Adams

This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Imagine two of our country's founding fathers — one of them aged 41, the other 70 — sharing a single bed together…

Gene MarksMarch 30, 2021

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Why Did The BBC Send Their Staff to a Course On How to Drink Water?

(This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Do you need a class on how to drink water? Do your employees? It must be harder than we…

Gene MarksMarch 19, 2021

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That Time Julius Caesar Was Kidnapped and Insisted His Captors Increase Their Ransom

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) Sixteen years before Julius Caesar first became Consul of Rome

Gene MarksMarch 3, 2021

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An Employee Is Awarded $91,000 Because Her Employer Wouldn’t Buy Her a Headset

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) Australians are known to be easy going, fun and adventurous. But that doesn't mean that they don't value safety.

Gene MarksFebruary 8, 2021

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Why Ending Your Price in An Odd Number Will Increase Your Sales

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) Ever wonder why some products are listed for $199 or $299 instead of just $200 or $300?

Gene MarksJanuary 20, 2021

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That Time Charlie Chaplin Came in 20th Place… in a Charlie Chaplin Look-alike Contest

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) In 1915, Charlie Chaplin was a big star. How big? He had already starred in 37 popular short films. That…

Gene MarksJanuary 5, 2021

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This Retired Mathematician Won $26 Million From State Lotteries … Legally

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) A few years ago, Jerry Selbee figured out how to legally win lotteries in Michigan.

Gene MarksDecember 18, 2020