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  2. Coca-Cola - Wikipedia

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    For $50 down and $500 in 30 days, Walker, Candler & Co. obtained all of the one-third interest in the Coca-Cola Company that Charley held, all while Charley still held on to the name. After the April 14 deal, on April 17, 1888, one-half of the Walker/Dozier interest shares were acquired by Candler for an additional $750.

  3. Holding company - Wikipedia

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    Organization. Trade. Business and economics portal. v. t. e. A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. [1] A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own stock of other companies to form a corporate group .

  4. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The troy ounce of sterling silver was henceforth raised in price by 50% from 40 to 60 silver pennies (each penny weighing 8 grains sterling silver and containing 0.4795 g (0.01542 ozt) fine silver). The gold half-angel of 40 grains (2.578 g (0.0829 ozt) fine gold) was raised in price from 40 pence to 60 pence (5 shillings or 1 ⁄ 4 pound) and ...

  5. Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia began as a complementary project for Nupedia, a free online English-language encyclopedia project whose articles were written by experts and reviewed under a formal process. [20] It was founded on March 9, 2000, under the ownership of Bomis, a web portal company.

  6. Borderline personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    Borderline personality disorder ( BPD ), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder ( EUPD ), [16] is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive, long-term pattern of significant interpersonal relationship instability, a distorted sense of self, and intense emotional responses. [9] [17] [18] Individuals diagnosed with BPD ...

  7. Fifty Shades of Grey - Wikipedia

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    The first, titled Fifty Shades of Grey, was released as an e-book and a print on demand paperback in May 2011 by The Writers' Coffee Shop, a virtual publisher based in Australia. [6] [7] The second volume, Fifty Shades Darker , was released in September 2011; and the third, Fifty Shades Freed , followed in January 2012.

  8. Enzo Ferrari - Wikipedia

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    Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛntso anˈsɛlmo ferˈraːri]; 18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque.

  9. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi); with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.