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40 Years of BookIt. | Who Owns Stonehenge? | A McFix for the McFlurry.

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Some corporate programs really do work. One has convinced millions of kids to read millions of books for more than 40 years by promising them the perfect incentive - free pizza.
Have you ever set out to buy one thing but ended up with something else? That’s what happened to Cecil Chubb, though his unintended purchase was a little bigger than typical.
If it seems the McDonald’s McFlurry ice cream machine is broken more often than not, you wouldn’t be wrong. America’s court system decided to do something about it.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/books/pizza-hut-book-it.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-buys-stonehenge-his-wife-she-not-pleased-180956719/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/mcdonalds-mcflurry-machines-government-ruling

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Some corporate programs really do work. One has convinced millions of kids to read millions of books for more than 40 years by promising them the perfect incentive - free pizza.
Have you ever set out to buy one thing but ended up with something else? That’s what happened to Cecil Chubb, though his unintended purchase was a little bigger than typical.
If it seems the McDonald’s McFlurry ice cream machine is broken more often than not, you wouldn’t be wrong. America’s court system decided to do something about it.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/books/pizza-hut-book-it.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-buys-stonehenge-his-wife-she-not-pleased-180956719/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/mcdonalds-mcflurry-machines-government-ruling

http://www.commutethepodcast.com
Follow Commute:
Instagram - instagram.com/commutethepodcast/
Twitter - @PodcastCommute
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