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[PHC - Mart]

#6 Here’s How These 10 Famous Brands Got Their Names (Part 1)

1. Nike: Name for the Greek Goddess of Victory.
-The swoosh signifies her flight.

2. Coca-Cola: The two main ingredients were Coca leaves and Cola berries.

3. Pepsi: From the digestive enzyme 'pepsin'.
-Although pepsin is not an ingredient in the drink.

4. Google: Derived from 'googol' which means 1 followed by 100 zeros.
-Signifies owners Larry Page and Sergey Brin's mission to provide innumerable info to all users.

5. Adidas: Named after owner Adolf Dassler whose nickname was Adi. Adi Dassler became Adidas.

6. Intel: Short for integrated electronics.

7. Canon: Adapted from Kwanon (Japanese name of Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy).
-It was changed to Canon for easier acceptance worldwide.

8. Lego: Derived from Danish words 'Leg Godt', which means to 'play well'.
-Lego also means 'put together' in Latin, which they claim is actually a coincidence.

9. Nintendo: Transliterated from Nintendou. Nin in japanese means 'entrusted' and Ten-dou means 'heaven'.

10. Amazon: CEO Jeff Bezos wanted a name starting with 'A'. He chose Amazon because it is the biggest river in the world, just what he wanted his company to be.

 

[Deleted member 1313772]

Ngayon ko lang nabasa to
Thanks for sharing po

 

[Kyklops]

Anong klaseng halaman yang Coca?

 

[PHC - Mart]

Anong klaseng halaman yang Coca?

Coca is any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. Coca is known for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine. The plant is grown as a cash crop in Argentine Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, even in areas where its cultivation is unlawful.

 

[Daneee]

Wow, dati pala nyang ingredient ang cocaine