Nike recently turned 50-years-old. To celebrate, a UK gym, My Fitness Boutique, created this infographic to celebrate the shoe and apparel company's five decades in business.
We've picked out some of the most interesting factlets from the infographic, and a few snippets from around the web, that many people may never have known about the world's most famous sports brand.
1. Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and initially operated as a distributor for the Japanese shoemaker Onitsuka Tiger (now known as Asics). It officially became Nike Inc. in 1971.
2. The company was founded with just $1,200 in the bank. It was created by Bill Bowerman — a track-and-field coach — and Phil Knight, a middle-distance runner from Portland who was enrolled in the University of Oregon.