1. A lucky weekend in Vegas
saved FedEx
In the early 1970s, just a few
years after FedEx was formed, the fledgling company was already in dire
straits, losing up to a million dollars a month, At one point, it looked like
they wouldn't be able to meet their financial commitments. While waiting for a
flight, Fred Smith, the founder of the company, impulsively hopped on a plane
to Las Vegas, where he won $27,000 playing Blackjack. The company was saved and
Fred Smith had one helluva story to tell.
Source: TroyMedia
2. Lamborghini sports cars
exist because of Enzo Ferrari's pride
Lamborghini was originally a
tractor manufacturer. The owner, Ferruccio Lamborghini, had an interest in
luxury automobiles, especially Ferraris. While doing a routine check,
Lamborghini found that the clutch in his Ferrari was broken and he discovered
that the car used the same clutch as his tractors. When he asked Enzo Ferrari
for a better replacement, Ferrari dismissed him saying he was a tractor maker
and did not know anything about race cars. I guess we all know how that turned
out.
Source: Yahoo
3. BMW became a car
manufacturer because Germany lost World War I
BMW originally started off as
an aircraft manufacturing company. After Germany's defeat in WWI, all airplane
manufacturing companies had to cease production, one of the many terms of the
Versailles Armistice Treaty. With the company facing bankruptcy, BMW shifted to
motorcycle production, soon followed by the manufacture of cars in 1928. Their
current logo is a tribute to their aviation heritage.
Source: Resimsi
4. Coca-Cola wouldn't have
existed without American prohibition
Coca-Cola was originally
created by John Pemberton, an injured Confederate Colonel, who wanted a
substitute for his morphine addiction. He called it French Wine Coca, a nerve
tonic. When Atlanta passed prohibition legislation in 1886, Pemberton had to
redo the formula, basically to make a non-alcoholic version of his tonic. He
named the drink Coca-Cola, the drink we all know and love.
Source: Amazon
5. The McDonald's logo is based on the shape
of the stores and not the word McDonald's
The McDonald's logo is one of
the most widely recognized in the world, probably only behind Coca-Cola. 'M'
for McDonald's and all that. But the truth is, the logo wasn't inspired by the
name of the company. The original store's architecture had golden arches on
either side. The owner wanted it so that people could recognize a McDonald's
outlet from a distance. So when they were redesigning the logo, they decided to
take inspiration from the restaurant's iconic architecture.
Source: Wikipedia
6. The Nike sign isn't a tick
or checkmark
Originally called BRS (Blue
Ribbon Sports), the company was renamed after Nike, the winged Greek goddess of
victory. The famous "swoosh" symbol that's been its logo ever since
represents her wings and speed.
Source: Pichost
7. The Apple logo isn't a
tribute to Alan Turring
Although it would have been
apt, the truth is far from poetic. The
most accepted theory is that Steve Jobs's favourite fruit was the apple. Which
explains why their first computer was named after his favourite McIntosh apple.
Oh, and this was the first version of the Apple logo.
Source: CelebrityNetWorth
8. UPS was founded by 2 kids
with a cycle and $100
United Parcel Service, or UPS
as it's better known, had extremely humble beginnings. In 1907, 19-year-old
James Casey founded the company with $100 borrowed from a friend and a bicycle.
The teenager also served as president, CEO, and chairman. Today, the company is
the world's largest package delivery company. Not bad for a kid with a cycle.
Source: IndianaPublicMedia
9. Virgin got its name because
its founders were exactly that: virgins!
This is a case where the
popular story is actually true. The name came about during a brain storming
session when someone suggested "Virgin". The reasoning? Well, since
they were all just starting out, they were virgins when it came to running a
business.
Source: HotelManagement
10. Fanta was created in Nazi
Germany
During the height of World War
II, Nazi Germany was subject to a number of trade embargoes. Because of the
lack of raw materials and ingredients, the head of Coca-Cola Deutschland. Max
Keith, decided to create a new drink for the German market, using whatever they
had - "the leftovers of leftovers". The name comes from the German
word for imagination (Fantasie), and they had to stretch every bit of it to
make this drink.
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11. Puma and Adidas exist because of a family
feud
In the 1920s, brothers Rudolf
and Adolf "Adi" Dassler were running a successful shoe manufacturing
company, Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. However, during World War II a growing
rift between the two widened due to a misunderstanding. Later, after the culmination
of the war, Rudolf was picked up by American soldiers and accused of being a
member of the Waffen SS (he wasn't). Rudolf was certain it was his own brother
who turned him in. The two split, with Rudolf forming Ruda (later renamed to
Puma), while Adi formed Adidas. The two never reconciled and are buried in the
same cemetery, but as far away from each other as possible.
Source: Makeleio
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