The 'Golden Arches' of fast food chain McDonalds is more recognized worldwide than the religious cross of Christianity.

When Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen turned 18 in mid-2004, they took official control of a company worth more than the gross national product of Mongolia. Their earnings in 2003 topped $1 billion.

The world's first escalator was built in Coney Island, NY, in 1896.

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