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Fun fact: one of the founders of Aldi was kidnapped in 1971. A ransom of $3M was paid. After he had been released he fought a court battle to classify it as tax deductible business expense.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandco...

> reduced drunk driving rates by 1/3

Hardly true: http://fortune.com/2016/07/28/uber-drunk-driving-study/

> enabled nearly 200K drivers to become entrepreneurs

Going self-employed doesn't make you an entrepreneur.

> provided a valuable service to millions of customers

Looks like true: http://fortune.com/2016/10/20/uber-app-riders/

> accelerated the shift to self driving car

Not true. Uber's entered the game very late and since then lagged behind most of the competitors in this space: http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-companies-most-likely-to-g...