15 Bizarre Facts About Famous, Giant Companies

Considering the alternative, “Chuck E. Cheese” is a practically flawless name.
15 Bizarre Facts About Famous, Giant Companies

You might find the name “Chuck E. Cheese” ridiculous, but it sure beats “Rick Rat’s Pizza.” Here’s that full story, and 14 more:

Whole Foods used to sell food made with prison labor. Stsodro t TEORW Haystack Mountain goat cheese, sold at Whole Foods, was made by inmates and the company sold it for nearly a decade they stopped only when a prison reform activist wrote to the CEO. CRACKED.COM

Source: NPR

In the '90s, Sega got a gift of $700 million from its president. He gave all his Sega shares back to the companyco for unclear reasons.

Source: BBC

Death Row Records

Hasbro is the owner of Death Row Records. PEATH ROW RECORDS They bought the company on December 30, 2019, which means the people who own the rights to My Little Pony now also own the rights to the albums of Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and more. CRACKED.COM

Source: VICE

Samsung

Samsung built the world's tallest building. They spent 11 months bidding for the contract to build Dubai's Burj Khalifa in 2004, and won, with a price tag of $306 million.

Source: BBC

Audio equipment company Bose is owned by MIT. BOE. Better through researche sound It was founded by MIT alum Amar Bose, and he gave MIT the majority of the stock in 2011. CRACKED.COM

Source: MIT

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