What did the company Bayer register as a trademark?

Business Trivia / August 12, 2025

Heroin. In 1899, Bayer was producing a ton of heroin annually and exporting it to 23 countries as a "sedative for coughs."

What was one way Paul Julius Reuter sent stock quotes between Aachen and Brussels in the 1800's?

Business Trivia / August 12, 2025

Carrier Pigeons. A Hollywood film about Reuter was titled "A Dispatch from Reuters".

How did super-rich Stephen A. Schwarzman make his billions?

Business Trivia / August 11, 2025

Investments. Stephen A. Schwarzman ranked 76th on "Forbes" 2006 Rich List calls New York, NY home and was worth $3.5 billion.

Name the CEO of Enron who took the company to financial disaster?

Business Trivia / August 11, 2025

Kenneth Lay. Lay died of a heart attack in Colorado while in the midst of the appeals process.

Zastava produced its last Yugo in November 2008, having started production in what year?

Business Trivia / August 10, 2025

1986. Italy's Fiat has negotiated to renovate the buildings of the Zastava company to house a new company.

What did Walter Hunt invent in 1849?

Business Trivia / August 10, 2025

Safety Pin. Hunt patented the invention, then sold the rights to it for $400 in order to pay a debt to a friend.