The Lego Group is the world’s most powerful brand. There are more Lego Minifigures than there are people on Earth.
100 Mind-Blowing Brand Facts
Rick Astley has his brand of beer. It was a collaboration between him and the Danish microbrewery Mikkeller; it’s a red lager with “a hint of ginger”.
Nearly every brand of hard liquor is vegan.
Interesting facts aren’t just nice to have in your back pocket, but they can help foster a sense of connection with others, spark curiosity during a boring dinner conversation and even help you break past small talk on a first date. Get ready to show off your trivia prowess with one or more of the below fun facts across categories like food, travel, history, science, music and more. Be sure to bookmark this page for your next trivia night, and share it with your fellow fun fact obsessives. Dr Pepper was founded in Waco, Texas, by a pharmacist, in 1885, making it the oldest big soft drink brand in the country, per Southern Living.
Wonder Bread was created in Indianapolis in 1921 at the Taggart Baking Company. The owner of Taggart went to the first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which was a hot air balloon race, and the view and “wonder” of the experience inspired the brand’s name and colourful circle design on its packageing.
The brand name Spam is a combination of “spice” and “ham”. This is one of those interesting facts you probably thought you knew but didn’t. Contrary to American mythology, Spam is not an acronym for “Scientifically Processed Animal Matter” or “Shoulder of Pork and Ham,” Eater reports.
H&M stands for something. This is one of those interesting facts you’ve probably never thought about before. The clothing retail shop was originally called Hennes—Swedish for “hers”—before acquiring the hunting and fishing equipment brand Mauritz Widforss. Eventually, Hennes & Mauritz was shortened to H&M.
Uncle Ben’s rice was air-dropped to World War II troops. German chemist Erich Huzenlaub invented a process of parboiling rice to keep more nutrients in the rice and lessen the cooking time. The “Huzenlaub Process” had another unexpected benefit: It stopped bug infestations. The quick-cook, bug-free rice was a big advantage during World War II, and converted rice (as it was then known) was air-dropped to American and British troops. After the war, the company rebranded itself and became Uncle Ben’s Original Converted Brand Rice, named after one of the company’s best rice suppliers. The product hit grocery store shelves in 1947.
The Lego Group is the most powerful brand in the world. One of the most shocking fun facts: There are more Lego minifigures than all the people on Earth. Says a lot about your childhood toy.
The Chanel Double C was the first designer logo of all time. The famous double C symbol was created by Coco Chanel in 1925. This famed Parisian brand’s symbol was the first ever designer logo and remains unchanged to this day.
Subway footlongs don’t measure a foot long. Man, talk about false advertising. A fun fact you probably don’t know about this beloved sandwich joint is that Subway faced a 2013 lawsuit for their “foot” longs. The food chain explained that the Subway Footlong is merely a brand name and not meant to be the actual measure of the sandwich. The case was then promptly thrown out.
The manager of Elvis Presley was also selling hate merchandise for Elvis. For nearly two decades, Tom Parker was the manager of The King. It was sometime in the 1950s that Parker signed a merchandising deal to turn Elvis into a brand name which also included ‘I hate Elvis’ badges.
Crayola’s “Flesh” colour was renamed Peach. Whether you noticed it in your crayon boxes through the years or not, one of the interesting facts about this childhood brand is this colour rename. Since flesh comes in many different colours, it was deemed racist to say that just one colour or skin tone counts as “flesh.”
The name ‘Adidas’ comes from Adolf (Adi) Dassler (Das). Building off of a shoe business that he started with his brother, Adolf “Adi” Dassler established his own company upon their separation in 1949. The founder named his brand Adidas as a contraction of his name. More interesting facts about shoes? Adi’s brother, Rudolf Dassler was the founder of Puma.
The oldest surviving pencil was from the 1600s. The world’s oldest pencil was found on the roof of an old German house while it was being renovated. Stationery brand Faber-Castell has since acquired the pencil.
Norway’s reality TV is very different. Although reality TV in the U.S. is saturated with Kardashian-brand drama, it’s very different in Norway. Norway’s first significant “reality” TV show was a broadcast showing the Bergen Line. About 20% of the population watched the train for its entire 7-hour journey. This popularized “slow TV.” Now, Norwegians would watch coastal cruises, people knitting, and bird feeding. I guess that’s their ASMR.
Abercrombie & Fitch paid MTV to make sure the cast of Jersey Shore doesn’t wear their clothes. You’ve heard of sponsorship deals, but how about getting paid not to use a certain brand or product? Reality TV is almost like the epitome of all the evils of humanity. Simply put, it’s a very messy place. So, to protect its brand image, Abercrombie & Fitch offered a hefty sum just to ensure that The Situation and other cast members would switch to other brands. Yikes.
3.6 cans of Spam are consumed each second. In the U.S., Spam is the number one brand for canned meat with 3.6 cans eaten every second.
Before there was Beats by Dre, there was something else altogether. In the 60s and 70s, the Beatles teamed up with inventor John C. Koss to create their brand of headphones. They were known as “Beatlephones.”
Abercrombie & Fitch once offered the cast of Jersey Shore significant amounts of money to stop wearing their clothes. The American retailer feared that the association between the questionable reality TV series and their clothes would hurt their image overall. Ironically, the clothing brand’s stock value dropped by 9% on the first day of trading after the offer was sent to the cast of Jersey Shore, but this is said to have merely been a coincidence.
Over 1 billion Active iPhones in the World. Around 1.65 billion Apple brand devices are currently in use, says CEO Tim Cook. How does the company determine this number? Folks only need to use their Apple-branded device once within 90 days and the activity is added to the total. Having recently set both revenue and product sales records – with iPhones leading the way – further proof of this company’s record-setting numbers is measured by the number of “upgraders” also counted. Contributing to these statistics are FaceTime calls driven by the pandemic. It’s anyone’s guess whether chip shortages or supply chain issues will impact Apple sales in 2022.
Nokia is the largest company in Finland. So much so, that it is viewed as a national pride by Finns! And while we often think Nokia is just a cell phone company, this famous brand was originally a paper manufacturer in 1865. Nokia branched out into technology in the 1980s.
Linux is a genuine washing powder brand in Switzerland.
55% of phishing sites used target brand identities in URLs for hacking (F5 Labs): The 2020 report from F5 Labs on phishing and hacking found a massive increase in the number of phishing attacks in 2020. There were 15% more phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019. 55% of all phishing attacks also target brand names and identities of other companies in their URL, domain name, or path to trick customers.
Hacking attacks increased significantly during 2020 (Iomart): According to studies from Iomart, the number of cyberattacks, hacking, and their resulting costs have increased significantly during 2020. The number of breaches increased by around 273% during the first quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in the year before. Not only has the number of attacks increased, but the severity of the hacks is higher too. According to Japanese brand, Honda in June, a hacking attack hitting internal production systems cost the company around $250,000 in bitcoin.
Back in 2019, Microsoft and Google warned that bad AI could potentially harm a business’ brand. Although many companies are eager to implement AI, the fact is that if not done properly, it could exacerbate existing problems or create new ones.