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On January 10, 1801, in a little German village, Thierry Hermès entered the world. Thierry was the youngest of many brothers.  Tragically, Thierry would lose most of his rela…

Back in the 1960s, doctors discovered that safflower oil was good for the heart because it contained a high concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acid. However, at the time, the …

Jagdish Chandra Mahindra anticipated opportunities for Indian businesspeople as India prepared to gain its freedom. With his brother Kailash Chandra Mahindra and Ghulam Mohammed, …

A.M. Murugappa Chettiar, at 14 years old, became an apprentice at his uncle's moneylending company in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1900, He belonged to the Tamil Chettiars, who had long…

Following the 'Stevenage Challenge,' the League 2 club Stevenage became the most-played team in FIFA 20 Career Mode. At the start of the following 2019–20 season, Burger King beca…

Customers may credit Ujala's inventor, Moothedath Panjan Ramachandran, whose insistence on wearing spotless white garments every day is reported to have inspired the product's cre…

On November 20, 1851, in Verolanuova, Italy, an Italian entrepreneur, inventor, and scientist named Signor Felice Bisleri established the Bisleri company. To begin with, Felice Bi…

Ramesh Chauhan of Parle contacted his friends at Duke's with the idea for a 'veri veri lime & lemoni' drink. He had asked for the recipe for their lemon drink, pledging not to…

John Jacob Bausch, a German immigrant, and Henry Lomb, an American investor, established Bausch & Lomb in New York in 1863. By the time World War One broke out, Bausch & L…

The more options a business gives its customers, the better, or so the thinking goes. For instance, they think that if they stocked 300 different kinds of shirts instead of just a…

In 1963, Despite his success as a tractor maker, Ferruccio Lamborghini was dissatisfied with his choice of Ferrari. The clutch was too easy to disengage, in his opinion. He took a…

What associations do you have with the word "ritual?" Most likely, it will be of a religious nature, with puja, chanting, and centuries-old customs. You may dismiss them as nothin…

What first drew my attention to Mané was a viral post that included a photo of him with a broken iPhone and a remark in which he explained his perspective on material success. ( T…

Frances Tiafoe reached the semi-finals of the US Open, but there is a fascinating tale behind his achievement. Frances Tiafoe and his twin brother Franklin were born in Hyattsv…