The 'Stan Smith', Adidas's most iconic sneaker, was originally intended to be named after Robert Haillet, the iconic French tennis star, and not Stanley Smith.
View moreThe brand wasn't originally known as Adidas, which is a portmanteau of the founder's named Adi Dassler, but was started under the name Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik in 1924.
View moreThe brand's EQT line of sneakers were originally supposed to serve as a status symbol, similar to how Jordan sneakers are viewed nowadays.
View moreThe brand's stripes, which is probably the most easily recognizable aspect of the brand, was originally placed on the sneakers for stability reasons, not design.
View moreWhile the brand was originally successful, a judge eventually reversed the decision in favor of Adidas.
View moreAdi Dassler, the creator of the brand, originally had no intention of selling sneakers.
View moreThe 'Adidas Superstar', which was originally intended for basketball, became hugely popular with skateboarders in the early 90s.
View moreThe original Adidas Superstars weren't originally made in Germany, but in France.
View moreAdidas's Tubular line of sneaker was actually inspired by car tires and the "tubular snake" originally was created to emulate tires and their threading.
View moreOriginally the Android OS wasn't designed for the smartphone market.
View moreAt the age of 28, he was working on designing code for an online auction website originally called Auction Web.
View moreIt was originally funded with the bonuses that the employees received when eBay bought out PayPal.
View moreThe city's name, originally Maynilad, is derived from that of the nilad plant, the name was shortened first to Maynila and then to its present form.
View moreThis street dessert is originally from China.
View moreBadminton was originally not called badminton.
View moreIt was originally called chimchae, literally translated to soaked vegetables.
View moreThe company was originally founded in Malaysia and later moved its headquarters to Singapore.
View moreThree Musketeers bars were originally three pieces: Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.
View moreOriginally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory has become one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports.
View moreThis makes you wonder whether it was originally called this, or whether its name was lost over the ages and replaced with the nearest geological landmark.
View moreIt's no small surprise though, as the fabled mountain citadel was originally thought to be a sanctuary for the Chosen Women, who among other duties often ended up as human sacrifices.
View moreApple originally had three co-founders.
View moreThe creator, Tony Fadell had originally offered the device to both Real Networks and Philips.
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