“While the toy raked in an estimated $4.5B in sales over the years, its inventor only collected a sliver of the proceeds. The story of his creation is a case study in the cutthroat world of toy sales, where a tiny misstep can be capitalized on by real-life business trolls.” How the inventor of the troll doll missed out on a fortune.

+ Mars Wrigley fined after two workers tumbled into chocolate tank last year. This reminds me of the bittersweet demise of Augustus Gloop.

+ “Lloyd Devereux Richards, a full time attorney and father of three, spent 14 years pursuing his dream of writing a book, and the next 11 years hoping for the thriller to take off. It did not, until last week when his daughter posted a 16-second TikTok video with a simple message: ‘I’d love for him to get some sales.'” (I just filed the paperwork to adopt this kid…)