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Company Name Origin/Meaning.

1. Mercedes - Name of the daughter of the founder … 2. Nokia - Name of city and river in Finland. 3. Pepsi - Named from the digestive enzyme pepsin. 4. Honda - From the name of its founder Soichiro Honda. 5. Sony - from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound. 6. Maggi - Food company named after its founder, Julius Maggi … 7. Suzuki - From the name of its founder, Michio Suzuki … 8. Samsung - Meaning 'three stars' in Korean. 9. Toyota - From the name of founder, Sakichi Toyoda. 10. Yamaha - After Torakusu Yamaha, who founded the company 11. Adidas - From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler (das).

Cocaine stash found in American Airlines plane's nose

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Cocaine worth an estimated $200,000 was discovered in the nose of an American Airlines plane that flew from Colombia to Oklahoma, Tulsa County Sheriff's Office said. (CNN) Seven bricks of cocaine with a street value of at least $200,000 were discovered in the nose of an American Airlines plane that flew from Colombia to Oklahoma, Tulsa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The Boeing 757 flew first from Bogotá to Miami International Airport, where it was flagged for maintenance. Workers in Miami were too busy, so they diverted the jet to Tulsa International Airport, where a technician on Sunday noticed that insulation in the nose gear's electronics bay looked new, the sheriff's office said. The technician moved aside the insulation, spotted the drugs, and called the sheriff's office, the department said. The bricks were covered in wheel grease that appeared to have been applied to the bricks to ward off drug dogs, said Casey Roebuck, communications direc...

22 Amazing Borders Around The World You Need to See

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History and current events show us just how easily international borders can change, but we still like to think that they are permanent fixtures. Some international borders are remarkably lively and full of positive engagement, with people from the adjoining nations having a friendly game over the border! Between friendly nations, like those in the European Union’s Schengen zone, can seem almost non-existent, marked by no more than a line or a road sign. Other borders are delineated by natural markers like rivers, or by man-made markers, like guard posts and demilitarized zones. These photos of different international borders around the world show you how both friendly and hostile nations like to defeine their space. #1 Residents Of Naco, Arizona And Naco, Mexico. The Volleyball is International. #2 Slovakia, Austria And Hungary # 3 Norway And Sweden #4 Netherlands And Belgium #5 Haiti And The Dominican Republic, Distinguished By Their Radically Different Enviro...