Cool Business Facts- Part 2

1) Formula One is also known as Grand Prix racing. The "formula" in the name is a set of rules which all participants and cars must meet.

2) Bata was founded in 1894 in Zlín (Czech Republic) by Tomáš Bata.

3) Lux was launched in 1916 as a laundry soap. The name 'Lux' was chosen for its play on the word "luxury."

4) Fujifilm is the world’s largest photographic and imaging company.

5) KFC's "secret recipe" of 11 herbs and spices is marketed as one of the best-kept trade secrets.

6) The name Volkswagen means "people's car" in German.

7) The word television is created from both Greek and Latin. Tele- is Greek for "far", while -vision is from the Latin visio.

8) In June 16, 1977, Oracle was incorporated in California as Software Development Laboratories by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.

9) The Panasonic brand was created from the elements "pan" meaning "all" combined with "sonic" meaning "sound".

10) In 1868, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata started a private trading firm, laying the foundation of the Tata Group.

11) Rexona was the first Deodorant to be launched in India in 1995.

12) Tim Berners-Lee created the original hypertext markup language (HTML) and many of the associated protocols such as HTTP.

13) Dr Marty Cooper made the first call on a cell phone in 1973.

14) ICICI Bank is the first Indian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

15) All Private petroleum companies in India were nationalised in 1976.