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We reach for them when we need a sugar fix, but how well do we know the stories behind our favorite ice creams, cookies, and snack cakes? Mental Floss takes a look at the names behind some of our guilty pleasures.1. Häagen-DazsWhat does the upscale ice cream company’s name mean? Nothing! Polish American entrepreneur Reuben [...]

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While watching his father struggle to find affordable and effective advertising Clifton Cooper was inspired. He went to work and created a localized search engine called Coachella Valley Webpages. Now locals have a place to search when they want to find a new business to visit reports The Desert Sun.The new local search [...] More: [...]

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EverestHerald.com:For years, women have partied with Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Party Lite and lia sophia while their husbands waited at home.Now, the men are taking the parties back.“My wife does all of that. Stamping Up, scrapbooking, lia sophia,” said Beau Perry, 29, of Rothschild. “There I am at home with the kids, thinking there has got [...]

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Mile Meter likes to think of itself as the “anti-insurance insurance company.” It sells auto insurance by the mile — which means that the less you drive, the less you pay for insurance.See how Chris Gay, founder and chief executive, managed to keep the company alive.Video via New York Times ‘You’re the Boss’Photo by Mile [...]

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