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Scientists working in a laboratory. Monty Rakusen/DigitalVision via Getty Images In this life, the truth is that nothing lasts forever. Milk and eggs have an expiration date. Our lives all expire. Businesses cease to exist or are rolled up into other businesses. Think Japan's Kongo Gumi construction company, which was founded in 578 AD. In 2006, even it was liquidated. Technically, it still operates today as part of the subsidiary of Takamatsu Construction Group. But it is no longer the standalone company t ...