Early sewing machines were destroyed by mobs or workers who felt their jobs were threatened by automation.

When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well.

The National Park Service manages over 350 parks on 80 million acres of public land.

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