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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.

The 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.

The brand's EQT line of sneakers were originally supposed to serve as a status symbol, similar to how Jordan sneakers are viewed nowadays.

The 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.

While the brand was originally successful, a judge eventually reversed the decision in favor of Adidas.

Adi Dassler, the creator of the brand, originally had no intention of selling sneakers.

The 'Adidas Superstar', which was originally intended for basketball, became hugely popular with skateboarders in the early 90s.

The original Adidas Superstars weren't originally made in Germany, but in France.

Adidas's Tubular line of sneaker was actually inspired by car tires and the "tubular snake" originally was created to emulate tires and their threading.

Originally the Android OS wasn't designed for the smartphone market.

At the age of 28, he was working on designing code for an online auction website originally called Auction Web.

It was originally funded with the bonuses that the employees received when eBay bought out PayPal.

The 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.

This street dessert is originally from China.

Badminton was originally not called badminton.

It was originally called chimchae, literally translated to soaked vegetables.

The company was originally founded in Malaysia and later moved its headquarters to Singapore.

Three Musketeers bars were originally three pieces: Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.

Originally 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.

This 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.

It'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.

Apple originally had three co-founders.

The creator, Tony Fadell had originally offered the device to both Real Networks and Philips.