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A History of Intuition - Intuition Timeline
From Aristotle to amateur baking, here's a history of following that gut feeling.
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the August 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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1961

Ray Kroc's "funny-bone instinct" becomes the stuff of business legend when he ignores his lawyers' advice and borrows $2.7 million to buy out the modest fast-food franchise he helped build. Now more than 47 million people a day sit down—or drive up—for one of his McMeals.
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