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
