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1. The first vending machines were installed on New York City elevated subway platforms in 1888 and dispensed Tutti-Fruiti gum.
2. The top three most valuable brands in the world in order of their value are Marlboro, Coca Cola and Budweiser.
3. With 535, Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera, is second to only Thomas Edison for U.S. patents awarded for inventions...He trails him by a measly 558.
4. Believe it or not, the shopping cart wasn't invented until 1937, by Oklahoma grocery store owner Sylvan Goldman, who had only an 8th grade education. The design was based on a wooden folding chair.
5. Citibank adopted its cable address as its official name. It was originally known as the "City Bank of New York."
6. The oldest business known to be currently operating in the United States is the cymbal company Zildjian, founded in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1623.
7. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.
8. The common phrase "Often a bridesmaid but never a bride" originates from a Listerine advertisement written by Milton Feasley in the 1920's.
9. Alexander Graham Bell was one of the founders of National Geographic magazine.
10. Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle at approximately 25 miles per hour.
When me and old Abe used to sit by the fire he would tell me the darndest tales about this great land of ours.
