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Starbucks was almost named Pequod.

"Starbucks was almost named Pequod by one of the original founders, after the name of the ship in the novel Moby Dick. It was brought to his attention that no one is going to drink a cup of 'pee-quod.'" — Quora user Garrick Saito

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