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 | | Procter, a candle maker, and Gamble, a soap maker, formed their company with about $3500 a piece in 1837. |
 | | The company's research centers have churned out a remarkable string of successful innovations: Crisco, the first all-vegetable shortening (1911); Tide, the 'washing miracle' that was the nation's first synthetic laundry detergent (1946); Crest, the first toothpaste with fluoride clinically proven to fight cavities (1955); and Pampers, the first mass-produced disposable diaper (1961). |
 | | Procter & Gamble is equally concerned with the personal traits of its hires, and thus gives applicants a questionnaire designed to probe characteristics the company believes will predict job success. |
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