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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?