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1957
Bubble Wrap grew out of Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes's 1957 attempt to develop textured wallpaper. Its successful commercial use was cushioning goods rather than decorating walls.
Rent
Rent is the largest revenue category McDonald's reports from franchised restaurants, ahead of royalties. That does not mean rent is most of all corporate revenue, or that every franchise follows the same property arrangement.
1889
Nintendo traces its origins to Fusajiro Yamauchi making hanafuda playing cards in Kyoto in 1889. Its first home video game machines arrived in 1977, nearly nine decades later.