10 Facts About Well-Known Brands Before they Were Famous

Please find more info. here: https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2017/10/well-known-brands.html 1. The South Korean conglomerate giant, Samsung, began as a humble seller of noodles, dried-fish, and groceries in 1938. After the Korean War, its founder, Lee Byung-chul, decided to diversify and establish Samsung as the leader in various industries. In the 1960s, the Samsung Group entered electronics, soon becoming one of the biggest electronics companies in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung 2. Founded back in 1889, Nintendo once used to make hanafuda - Japanese playing cards. In the 1960s, Nintendo experimented in areas such as a taxi company, a "love hotel" chain, and electric toys among other things before becoming a major company in the gaming industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nintendo 3. The Finnish company, Nokia, was founded in 1865 as a paper mill company that later entered the electricity business. In 1967, Nokia, Finnish Rubber Works, and Finnish Cable Works merged to form Nokia Corporation.