The tracking number, that string of digits... ...obvious piece of information didn't exist before FedEx (then Federal Express) created it forty... ...ated it forty years ago: One of FedEx ’s great contributions was the tracking numb... ...ng. By entering a numeric string into...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/18/FedEx-Invented-the-Tracking-Number/
In our previous On the Origin of... ...On the Origin of Success post about how FedEx founder gambled his last $5,000 in Las... ...off bankruptcy, we pointed out that the FedEx logo has the famous hidden arrow (can't... ...team presented their design ideas at *strong c...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/23/The-Story-Behind-the-Famous-Arrow-in-the-FedEx-Logo/
See the hidden arrow in the FedEx logo? Fred Smith, then an undergraduate a... ...by rapidly inflating fuel prices and other costs, FedEx was bleeding money. Fe... ...nd Space Museum. Photo: RadioFan/Wikipedia FedEx had only $5,000...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/10/FedEx-Founder-Gambled-His-Last-5000-at-a-Blackjack-Table-to-Stave-Off-Bankruptcy/
Random House has a problem. There's so much securi... ...n person. Maureen Johnson decided to send hers by FedEx . But the FedEx agent, a young man, said they couldn't ship her p... ...they couldn't ship her package. MAUREEN: Why? FEDEX : (very disapproving look) I can’t se...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/14/the-adventures-of-the-random-house/
Many horses will travel to London this summer to participate in the Olympics. But owners can't just book extra seats on commercial airliners. So when horse owners need to move their steeds over great distances, they turn...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/08/how-to-fedex-a-horse/
On April 7, 1994, pilots Captain David Sanders and... ...avid Sanders and Captain Jim Tucker took off in a FedEx cargo jet from Memphis. Andy Peterson was their f... ...ight engineer. Also aboard was Auburn Calloway, a FedEx flight engineer who was just hitching a ride. But...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/aches-on-a-plane/(YouTube link) A Canada goose ships a gift to... ...anada goose ships a gift to a puppy in America by FedEx . This is illustrated with an overly-complicated d... ...domino fall using boxes in this extended ad from FedEx Canada. -via the Presurfer
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/17/box-dominoes/
Mei Lan the panda is on her way to Chengdu, China.... ...onal Zoo. The two will be the only cargo aboard a FedEx 14-hour non-stop flight to China. After a carava...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/04/shipping-pandas-to-china/
