Secret Origins of Famous Brands and Logos

Question 1

Why did French tire makers Andre and Edouard Michelin start awarding restaurant stars in 1900?

Accepted Answer

To make drivers wear out tires faster

Answer

They owned a chain of Paris bistros

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The French king ordered a food census

Answer

To feed their factory delivery drivers

Question 2

When Nintendo was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1889, nearly a century before the NES, what did the company manufacture?

Accepted Answer

Hand-painted floral playing cards

Answer

Silk kimonos for samurai

Answer

Brass steam-train whistles

Answer

Coin-operated pinball machines

Question 3

Why did chemist Norm Larsen name his famous blue-and-yellow spray can "WD-40" in 1953?

Accepted Answer

Water Displacement, 40th formula attempt

Answer

Named after Highway 40 in California

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Works Down to -40 degrees Fahrenheit

Answer

Contains 40 different mineral oils