Xerox, 1906
When Xerox got off the ground in 1906, it was as a maker of photographic paper and photography equipment called the Haloid Company. The company didn't introduce what we would think of as a copier until the Xerox 914 made its debut in 1959.
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It also became a soft drink by accident. One day someone walked into Jacobs Pharmacy with a headache and needed a bottle. It was originally intended to be mixed with water before drinking. He didn't want to wait to get home and asked for it to be mixed at the soda fountain there in the drugstore. The tap was down at the other end of the counter, so the man behind the counter just mixed it with soda water. The result is what we know today.
More trivia: In Chinese, "Coca cola" translates to "Bite the wax tadpole."