Cool Business Facts- Part 3

1) Sudoku puzzle was invented by Howard Garns in Indianapolis in 1979.

2) Parle Gluco Biscuits (Parle-G) was introduced in the year 1939.

3) Canon cameras derived its name from Kwanon which refers to Buddhist Goddess of Mercy.

4) MRF tyre company began its operations as a toy balloon making unit in Chennai.

5) The Hindu, started in 1878, was a weekly newspaper till 1889.

6) John Cadbury, founder of Cadbury's chocolate, started as a coffee and tea dealer in 1824.

7) Amul ads have entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being the longest running campaign.

8) Initially, Colgate toothpastes were sold in jars. The tube form came only from 1908.

9) Bisleri owes its name to founder Felice Bisleri, an Italian entrepreneur.

10) Vaseline was discovered in 1859 by Robert Augustus Chesebrough, a chemist working in the oil industry.

11) Coca cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in SPACE in July 1985.

12) Barbie doll derived its name from its creator, Ruth Handler's daughter, Barbara.

13) Dutch East India Company was the first company to issue shares on a stock exchange.

14) Faber Castle made its first pencils as early as 1761.

15) Okay is the most widely understood term in the world. The second in the list is Coca Cola!