Why Is the Smiley Famous

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A basic ideogram that represents a smiling face is known as smiley or sometimes as a smiley face. It became part of popular culture in the 1950s. It was used as a standalone ideogram or as a form of communication. Today, we use emoticons to convey the meanings of expressions in a … Read more

How Beanie Babies Business Grew Fast

A teddy bear Beanie Baby

If you ask any American who lived in the 1990s to list the most popular toys of the era, you will get to know that Beanie Babies were at the top. Beanie Babies were the top-line stuffed toys from 1993 till the present. They were created by an American Businessman named H. … Read more

Interesting Facts About Allstate

The Allstate Corporation Logo.

Certain companies outperform others and one of the key factors in this is the age of the company. In many cases, it was seen that the higher the age of a particular company, the more successful it was mainly because it has stabilized in a particular market. The case of Allstate is … Read more

So Long Geek Chic

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Anyone who is a game enthusiast has surely heard about Geek Chic. Started in 2008 by three fellas in a garage, the company manufactured geek furniture. It offered customized, hand-crafted, heirloom-quality furniture, exclusively designed for geeks and gamers. With its mission to design and elevate the geek lifestyle, Geek Chic instantly gained … Read more

History of Walmart

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Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer, but not a lot of people know the history behind it. So here’s a little bit of Walmart’s background. Its founder, Sam Walton, was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, on March 29, 1918. Because of the circumstances at the time – particularly the Great Depression – … Read more

The History of Dunkin’

Dunkin’, also known as Dunkin’ Donuts, is the biggest doughnut and coffee chain not just in the U.S. but also in the world, with 12,900 locations in 42 countries. Dunkin’s success story began in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1948 when entrepreneur William Rosenberg (1916 – 2002) opened a doughnut-and-coffee shop. He named his … Read more

History of Pizza Hut

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Pizza Hut has made Italian-American cuisine more popular and accessible to billions of customers in the U.S. and several countries worldwide. It is currently the world’s largest pizza chain in terms of the number of branches and its percentage in the world pizza market. Early history The origins of Pizza Hut trace … Read more

The History of Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box logo

Unlike other American fast-food chains that have gone national and global, Jack in the Box remains a regional fast-food chain. Because it is mainly concentrated on the West Coast and the southwestern areas of the country, you have probably never eaten at one. But at least you are familiar with it, thanks … Read more

The History of Wendy’s

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Wendy’s is a fast-food company that is the third-largest hamburger chain in the U.S., behind McDonald’s and Burger King. Like those two chains, Wendy’s also has a considerable presence in the global fast-food market. It is famous for its hamburgers with square-shaped patties, salad bar, and the Frosty (frozen dairy dessert). The … Read more

The History of the Flowbee

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You might be overdue for a haircut, but you cannot go out of your house because of lockdown in your area or some other reason. Even if you have a good pair of scissors, it’s not so simple to cut your hair yourself to your liking. Have you heard of the Flowbee? … Read more