20 Interesting Backstories Behind Some Of The Biggest Companies

Have you ever given thought on how the world’s biggest companies came to life or the interesting stories behind their name? Everyday, we come across products and services provided by large multinational companies but we don’t even know a single them about them! Of course, we know about their name but that’s just about it. Do you want to know something interesting about them?

Read on and you’ll find interesting stories behind some of the biggest companies.

1. Google

Google is basically the answer to everything we need, but have you ever wondered what it was called before it was named Google? In 1996, Backrub was launched and became the world’s number one search engine. Judging from the colorful font, it doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that it is the predecessor of today’s Google, the source of endless information.