Did you know about Brands

1. Did you know M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie
2. Did you know Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine
3. Did you know the first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
4. Did you know 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia
5. Did you know there are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo
6. Did you know Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961
7. Did you know the Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service
8. Did you know Hilton was the first international hotel chain
9. Did you know the brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland
10. Did you know Porsche also builds tractors
11. Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
12. Did you know MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge
13. Did you know the last Play Boy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985
14. Did you know Diet Coke was introduced in 1982
15. Did you know the first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum
16. Did you know the first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint
17. Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola per capita than any other country
18. Did you know originally in 1886 Coca Cola was introduced as an 'intellectual beverage' to boost brain power
19. Did you know Orange Fanta is the 3rd largest selling soft drink in the world
20. Did you know Coca Cola was founded by Joseph A Biedenharn
21. Did you know the dollar values on the board game Monopoly have been the same since 1935
22. Did you know the first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935
23. Did you know Pez was invented in 1927
24. Did you know the makers of the board game Monopoly print over 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money every year
25. Did you know the Colgate toothpaste company started out making starch, soap, and candles
26. Did you know A Boeing 747 airliner holds 216,847 litres (57,285 gallons) of fuel
27. Did you know Nintendo first produced playing cards
28. Did you know John Cadbury founded the Cadbury chocolate company in England in 1842 producing the first chocolate bars
29. Did you know Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930
30. Did you know Cheerios cereal was originally called Cheerioats
31. Did you know the first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950
32. Did you know according to manufacturer Spalding the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces
33. Did you know the original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy

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