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How 10 Famous Companies Got Their Names

For intstance, did you know Pepsi was named after a stomach enzyme? posted on March 30, 2012 at 12:43pm EDT

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How 10 Famous Companies Got Their Names

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ACTUALLY “The name [lego] came about ‘cos some kids mam… the kid was messing with the bricks and she said “Le’ go of them, and come have your dinner”.”
~Karl Pilkington. Pillar of truth.
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Isn’t Adobe surely named after the Arabic building material?
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I live in Dublin, Ohio where Wendy’s was founded. EVERYONE has a story about running into “Wendy” somewhere. Word on the street is she’s…unpleasant.
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Correcto Melie!! I took Latin, cant believe I still remember stuff, lol.
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I knew 4,5,8 & 10!! Looked them up in the past. Lol.
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Lego does not mean “I put together” in Latin. It means to read or gather.
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These are actually pretty interesting. Of course Starbucks is named after a literary figure.
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