48 Interesting Bits of Trivia to Impress Your Friends With

This next post made me curious, so I researched the origins of “Nissan.” It turns out that it comes from the name of a holding company associated with the automobile brand, which was called Nihon Sangyo, or Nihon [Japan] Industries. That was abbreviated down to Nissan.

But it turns out the name could have another meaning in Japanese: it sounds like the words for two and three. Because of that, the number features in some of their ads. It’s a nice little Easter egg for those who speak Japanese or have read this article.