Adidas and Puma were founded by two brothers!

 

In 1924, the Rudolf Dassler brothers Adolf and melt together the Schufabrik Gebrueder Dassler, a company of sneakers. After the Second World War and after numerous problems related to women the two brothers, the Dassler liquidate the company in 1948 and divided into two equal parts. Adolf, nicknamed Adi named his company ADIDAS (ADI Dassler), while Rudolf chose the name PUMA, easy to pronounce in all languages​​. The headquarters of two multinational competitors is still in the same town of Herzogenaurach!

The Beetle was created at the request of Hitler

 

Famous car nicknamed the "ladybug" is the first car produced by Volkswagen in 1938. Following Hitler asked Ferdinand Porsche engineer, famous for its racing cars at the time. Hitler wanted to democratize the automobile industry and make cars accessible to the people. The name Volkswagen means also "people's car" in German. The ladybug was then funded by the state to reduce production costs.

The name of the Mercedes brand

In 1897, Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek traveled from his home in Nice to buy a car from the " Daimler " factory in Cannstatt in Germany. On his return to the French Riviera, and after testing his new car, Emil Jellinek decided to participate in a competition of local tourism with its new car under the name "Mercedes" which comes from the nickname of his daughter then aged 13 .
Realizing the business potential acquired by the new car, he not only placed an order for another 36 , but also achieved market exclusivity to sell the car " Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft " in several countries , Gottlieb Daimler also agreed to sale under the name "Mercedes" and it was a success for the plant.
In 1924 , the company " Daimler " merged with the company "Benz" as the " Mercedes- Benz " and not " Daimler- Benz " to maintain respect for the brand "Mercedes" .

The last words of Jack Daniel were "One last drink, please"!

 

Jasper Newton Jack Daniel was an American distiller and the founder of the famous Tennessee whiskey distillery, Jack Daniel's. He never married and was very close to his nephew, Lem Motlow. In 1907, because of his failing health, Daniel gave the distillery to Motlow.

Jack Daniel died from blood poisoning October 10, 1911, in Lynchburg, Tennessee. And his last words were: "a last drink, please. "

This phrase has been the subject of a marketing poster in London in 2006. Indeed, this whiskey distillery is one of the most sold worldwide whiskeys.