In 1960, two brothers bought a small pizza shop in Michigan for $1,400. Eight months later, James traded his 50% stake for a beat-up Volkswagen Beetle, leaving Tom with a struggling business. Tom slept under the pizza table, worked 100-hour weeks, invented the stacked pizza box, and launched Domino’s Pizza. The chain exploded worldwide with the “30 minutes or it’s free” guarantee—until reckless deliveries caused accidents, forcing its end in 1993. By 1998, Domino’s was sold for $1 billion. One b

In 1960, Tom and James Monaghan bought a tiny pizza shop for $900. Just a year later, James gave up his half of the business for a used VW Beetle. That “trade” helped Tom turn Domino’s into a global pizza empire worth billions. | History Fact Zone