The Strange Early Names of 11 Common Products
(via Mental Floss) Branding is everything. It’s why tissues are Kleenex and why we call a duplicates are Xeroxes even if it hasn’t come out of that company’s copy machines. Those two products may have gotten their name right on the first try, but not all companies are so lucky. Take a look at 11 popular brands that started out with far less effective labels.
