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... that the site of the first Tubby's sandwich shop was chosen after a flat tire forced its founder to stop in front of a building that was for rent?
... that Adina World Beat Beverages was founded in order to keep traditional beverage recipes in third-world countries from being replaced by multinational cola distributors?
... that after their success with the Detroit Copper Mining Company of Arizona, William E. Dodge, Jr. and his partners founded the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad?
... that the Swiss manufacturer Synthes is the largest producer of implants to mend bone fractures?
... that Drukair flights between Kathmandu, Nepal and Paro, Bhutan pass close to Mount Everest?
... that Neafie & Levy built the U.S. Navy's first submarine in 1862 and its first destroyer in 1902?