Converse shoes are the kind of shoes that almost everyone knows about, especially in the United States. However, despite the fact that so many people know of them and even see them on a day to day basis, not many wearers know some crazy facts about the company that we at PPcorn are sharing with you today.
Number Fifteen: They're One of the Highest Selling Shoe Brands in History. Converse shoes have been around for a little bit now, and have since then sold more than 800 million pairs. That is a lot of shoes! That number would allow for over two times the United States population to be Converse shoe owners.
Number Fourteen: Chucks are Named After Chuck. Charles Hollis Taylor, who was an American basketball player, was the person who first made Converse Chuck shoes in the 60s (his nickname was Chuck). His shoes quickly became
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The company, as it turns out, has been around for quite a while. It was founded in 1908 by Marquis M. Converse, who produced rubber in his factory. He was an experienced retail manager who rapidly gained a staff of over 340 employees. It wasn't even 3 years before the company was able to create 4,000 boots and rubbers every single day. Increasingly since then, the company got larger and larger to what it is now recognized as today.
Number Twelve: They Expanded. While the company's main goal was and always will focus on the foot/leg performance of athletes, since the 1970s the brand worked to provide different lines that would help a number of industries (textile, plastic, etc.) with several new products including teethguards, rubber compounds, and more.
Number Eleven: They Had an Odd Style of Advertisements. When the company continued to advertise their products, they used odd advertising techniques. One of the most memorable was an advertisement that had Larry Johnson - an NBA player - dress up as a Grandma wearing converse shoes, and jump up for a picture. The result is quite humorous, but still