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Fascinating stories behind these 10 famous brands

Rome wasn't built in a day, neither were global brands.

Fascinating stories behind these 10 famous brands

Thursday October 20, 2016,

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1) In 1886, Coca Cola was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton, and it was supposed to be a medicine.

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2) As a kid, Jeff Bezos wanted to be a space entrepreneur. Now he owns a space-exploration company called Blue Origin.

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3) Did you know Enzo Ferrari was a race car driver? In 1938, World War II broke out and Alfa Romeo was shut down. This is when Ferrari decided to make cars for himself.

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4) Fred Smith flew to Las Vegas and gambled his last $5000 at a Blackjack table, and FedEx was reborn.

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5) Lamborghini was founded when Ferrari Founder Enzo Ferrari insulted Ferrucio Lamborghini that he will never be able to handle a Ferrari.

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6) KFC was started by Colonel Sanders, a 65 year old man who failed 1009 times.

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7) Drew Houston founded Dropbox because he would often forget to carry a USB to his college.

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8) Nokia started as a paper mill company in 1865.

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9) “The journey of BookMyShow began because of smoking and alcohol."- Ashish Hemrajani, BookMyShow

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10) Jack Dorsey was a punk skater in his mid-20s and founded a cab dispatching program before founding Twitter.

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