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The cookie inventor traded rights for chocolate

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Instead of demanding a massive royalty for inventing the greatest cookie in existence, the creator casually surrendered the rights to a major corporation in exchange for a literal lifetime supply of their product. A truly unhinged negotiation tactic that demands massive respect.

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