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They had a little oops from 1933-1945 (infosec.pub)
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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We don't ask how the name Adidas came about either

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

German shoe maker Adi Dassler who gave his newly developed shoes to Jesse Owens prior to him starting racing at Berlin 1936, knowing he was the best competitor there despite not being Aryan?

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Adi Dassler

Well, Adi was not his given name. However, Adolf was not an uncommon name back then. It just somehow became unpopular after 1945.