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New Bob Woodward book will include details of 25 personal letters between Trump and Kim Jong Un Kim Jong Un

New Bob Woodward book will include details of 25 personal letters between Trump and Kim Jong Un

Journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, his second on the Trump presidency, will include 25 personal letters exchanged between President TrumpDonald John TrumpNew Bob Woodward book will include details of 25 personal letters between Trump and Kim Jong Un On The Money: Pelosi, Mnuchin talk but make no progress on ending…
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August 13, 2020
50. Let’s Talk About Tampax Cursor

50. Let’s Talk About Tampax

Crystal Cox/Business Insider How do you advertise a product that's taboo? When Tampax became the first commercially-produced tampon in 1933, no one wanted to talk about menstruation. So the company embraced education as advertising. It's a strategy that grew from door-to-door sales campaigns to middle school sex ed classes across…
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August 13, 2020
46. Makin’ Whoopee Cushion Big Data

46. Makin’ Whoopee Cushion

Crystal Cox, Business Insider April Fools' pranks come and go, but one joke item that's stood the test of time is the whoopee cushion. Today, we trace its history from ancient Rome to now. Where did it come from? Why is it funny? Will it stay popular? And if everyone…
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August 13, 2020
43. A Tale of Two Spams Food Industry

43. A Tale of Two Spams

Crystal Cox, Business Insider In Hawaii, Spam is served at grandma's house and in high-end restaurants. It's beloved. But in the continental U.S., the canned pork product is often the punchline of jokes. Why does Spam have such different meanings in different places? The answer involves World War II, Monty…
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August 13, 2020
42. The Widow Clicquot Bubble

42. The Widow Clicquot

Crystal Cox/Business Insider More than two hundred years ago in Napoleonic France, the business world was walled off to women, and champagne was a luxury reserved for the ruling class. So then how did a young widow take over her husband's struggling wine business and turn champagne into an international…
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August 13, 2020