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In Australia , Scotch tape used to be known as Durex.

The world’s most famous perfume was created in 1921 by Frenchman Ernest Beaux who submitted arious samples to fashion queen Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. She chose the fifth sample and so promptly named in No. 5. That had always been her lucky number anyway and . taking no chances, she launched the new perfume on the fifth day of the fifth months (May).

One of the best-selling chocolate bars in Sweden is called Plopp.

Avon cosmetics came about because the people of America rejected the Lord. Back in the 1880s, young David H. McConnell spent his school vacations selling Bibles. But he soon realized that the small samples of perfume which he gave out with the book were received with greater enthusiasm than the Bibles themselves. So he founded the California Perfume Company, the forerunner of Avon .

There is a brand of lawn fertilizer in Japan call Green Piles.

Kleenex tissues were originally designed as make-up removers until customers pointed out that they were also ideal for nose-blowing.

Tupperware’s air-tight seal nearly proved its downfall. Shop assistants were unable to prise the containers open for demonstration.

Marigold rubber gloves are made with the same technology as Durex.

For the past decade, artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones.

Pledge, as in the furniture polish, mean “piss” in the Netherlands .

TCP was originally invented as a cure for venereal disease.

When Kevin Keegan was managing Newcastle United, he advertised Sugar Puffs on TV> As a result fans of the north-east rivals Sunderland refused to buy the product. Sainsbury’s in Sunderland reported a 20 per cent drop in sales of Sugar Puffs.

Throughout the world, some 15 million BiC Crystal ball-point opens are sold every day. Put together, they would be capable of drawing a line half-way to the Sun.

The French have a brand of soft drink call Pshitt.