Waching daily Jan 29 2017

Fitz!

Oh, Fitz, this has all been a big misunderstanding.

You have to believe me.

- Things just got out of control. - Yeah, they did.

You know, the whole time I was testing my theory,

looking into what you did,

do you know what I wanted to find more than anything?

That I was wrong.

- I know ... - Because you're my friend.

But it's a pattern.

I almost hoped this time it was my paranoia.

I actually hoped I was paranoid.

But no. You've turned on everyone.

No, no, Fitz, I didn't want to hurt anyone.

I-I-I wanted to help everyone.

That ... That ... That's ... That's what this is about.

These people matter to me.

You've got a sociopathic way of showing it.

I don't bond well with actual people. You know that.

When you rescued me from Hive, they were ready to lock me up.

You believed in me. You stood by me.

- My mistake. - No, it wasn't.

You've been more than a friend.

- You've been like a son to me. - Yeah, well...

that's why this sucks.

I get overeager, Fitz. You know that.

But I meant well. I still do.

Talk to them, Fitz. Help me explain it to them.

- You're mad. - I wouldn't harm anyone.

My only goal is to preserve life.

My first priority, always.

Right.

Fitz. Fitz, no...

- Wait! - I need to borrow that, please.

I-I still have feelings. I still care about you, Fitz!

I've got to hand it to Radcliffe. You certainly act like it.

<i>I still care about you, Fitz.</i>

<i>I still care about you, Fitz.</i>

<i>I still care about you, Fitz. Fitz...</i>

Gonna need some assistance.

<i>- Medical and engineering. - Yes, sir.</i>

- Looks like you have a problem. - I knew this was coming.

I knew it the moment Aida failed to get the Darkhold

I wasn't safe. So I replaced myself.

And that's when you first called me.

Seemed prudent, given how exposed I'd become.

I said I needed your protection. Now you can see why.

But I won't be the one protecting you.

You'll have to meet the Superior.

Fine. Whatever it takes.

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10 Men You WON'T BELIEVE Exist - Duration: 7:56.

Welcome to Top10Archive!

Ya know, they say that men are simple creatures, and for the most part, that's entirely true!

But, that's not so much the topic of this video - instead, we aim to bring you 10 men

who.. well.. you won't believe exist.

You'll see where we're trying to go with it in just a minute.. we hope.

10.

Thomas Beatie Starting off this list of men you won't believe

exist is a man that, until a gender reassignment surgery, didn't exist.

In March of 2002, Beatie underwent surgery, which included a double mastectomy and areolar

reshaping, to finalize Tracy LaGondino's transformation into Thomas Beatie.

What makes Beatie's story even more extraordinary is the fact that, in 2007, through artificial

insemination, he became known as the first "Pregnant Man."

Beatie became a media sensation, went on to have two more children, and used his life

experiences to become a public speaker and advocate for the transgender community.

9.

Stan Jones If you lived through Y2K, you probably remember

the tailspin of panic some of the world went through.

Fearing the complete collapse of just about everything, people prepared for the worst

in their own way.

Libertarian Party politician Stan Jones was adamant that the crisis would lead to a lack

of antibiotics, and so to prepare his body for a disease-ridden world, he ingested a

homemade concoction of colloidal silver.

Believed to be a universal antibiotic - or a placebo, depending on who you talk to - one

side effect of the colloidal silver treatment Jones put himself on caused his skin to turn

a bluish-gray.

Worth mentioning is another sufferer of what we're calling "Papa Smurf" syndrome was the

late Paul Karason, who fell into the same colloidal silver regime as Jones and wound

up with the same effects.

8.

Gary Turner Gary Turner has a trick he'd like to show

you, but it may make your skin crawl and may not be for the squeamish.

Nicknamed Gary "Stretch" Turner, the man with the stretchy skin has a home in Norwich, England's

"Circus of Horrors", thanks to the wildly strange elasticity of his skin.

Suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Turner may be dealing with weakened joints and blood

vessels, but it's his paper-thin skin that he likes to focus on and put into the spotlight.

Throughout his mind-bending act in the circus, Gary relies on a morphine patch to ease the

pain caused by his rare syndrome, which affects one in 10,000 people.

7.

Yu Zhenhuan For years, China's Yu Zhenhuan lived with

a body completely covered in hair.

From head to toe - save for patches on his face, his palms, and soles of his feet - Yu

is covered in a steady growth of hair, making him look, as many have said, like a monkey

man.

Since 2 years of age, 96% of Yu's body became covered in hair, and though the 26-year-old

went through vital years dealing with bullying and unnecessary comments, in May of 2015,

the hairy man was said to have started a regimen of laser hair removal.

In 2002, Yu was dubbed the "World's Hairiest Man" by the Guinness Book of Records and at

7-years-old starred in a feature film, Little Hairy, that was written specifically for him.

6.

Chandra Bahadur Dangi Up until his death in September of 2015, the

75-year-old from a small village outside of Kathmandu was known as being the shortest

man in the world.

In 2013, the Guinness Book of Records honored Chandra with the record of being the shortest

man at a tiny 1 foot 8 inches or 54.6 centimeters.

After being photographed with… well, we don't want to spoil our own Archive, so we'll

just say somebody else pretty remarkable…

Chandra skyrocketed to fame.

Unfortunately, age and his disorder got the best of him during a tour of the Samoa Islands.

5.

Sultan Kosen Remember that other remarkable individual

photographed with Chandra we mentioned?

That was Sultan Kosen, a man on the exact opposite end of the spectrum as the tiny man

from Nepal.

At the time of earning his Guinness Record for the tallest living man, Sultan measured

at 8 feet 2 inches or 251 centimeters, a whopping 6.5' or 196 centimeters taller than Chandra.

In 2005, Sultan took the title of tallest man from Xi Shun from China, who came in at

just over 7 feet 8 inches or 233 centimeters.

As can be expected for a man as tall as Sultan, his hands and feet measure at a large 10 inches

or 27 centimeters and 14 inches or 36 centimeters, respectively.

In March of 2012, thanks to treatment, Sultan finally stopped growing.

4.

Carlos Rodriguez Carlos "Halfy" Rodriguez may have survived

his car accident while he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but the permanent scar

he received will always remind him of the poor decision-making that led to the large

portion of brain and skull he's now missing.

Carlos' appearance is shocking, but the fact that he survived being thrown through his

car's windshield is even more shocking.

Though he has spoken out against drug use, Carlos is far from staying out of trouble.

In November of 2010, he was arrested for soliciting a prostitute, leading to his mug shot going

viral and his story going very public.

3.

Dede Koswara Before becoming affectionately known as "The

Tree Man", the Indonesian man Dede Koswara worked as a carpenter.

His life changed drastically when the symptoms of Lewandowsky-Lutz started to appear, covering

his body in incurable warts that left him bed-ridden until his death in January of 2016.

Dede was married and had two children before his disease crippled him, and once he was

unable to support his family, he was left by his loved ones to fend for himself.

The brave man was featured in several documentaries and remained hopeful for a cure, but passed

away before doctors could find a remedy.

2.

Rolf Buchholz In August of 2010, German native Rolf Buchholz

impressed the Guinness World Record team with his 453 individual piercings, earning himself

the record of most single-count piercings on a man.

It's not just the 158 piercings around his lips, 16 in his right ear, 15 in his left

ear, 25 in his eyebrows, and 278 genital piercings that make Rolf so unique - his body is also

covered with modifications that include horn and skin implants along his arms.

Rolf's unusual and slightly frightening appearance earned him a black mark in Dubai, which refused

him entry in 2014 as officials feared he posed a security risk and was a practitioner of

black magic.

1.

Tom Staniford Tom Staniford is what some would call a strong-minded

individual, not letting his connective tissue disorder, fixation of the ankles, low testosterone,

type-2 diabetes, hearing loss, and lipodystrophy get in the way of becoming the 2011 National

ParaCycling Circuit Race Champion.

In 2013, Staniford was diagnosed with MDP syndrome, a rare genetic condition that prevents

fatty tissue from being stored under the skin.

In 2005, the determined man purchased his first road bike and launched a lengthy career

which was almost halted by a head-on collision with a car in 2006 that left him with a fractured

eye socket, brain bleeding, a collapsed lung, cranial trauma, and further injuries.

Despite the major setback, Staniford used cycling as a sort of therapy and rehabilitation

and, not long after, organized a 60-mile charity ride to raise money for Devon Air Ambulance,

which provided him the needed airlift to the hospital.

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How To GET RID OF BLACKHEADS 5 DIY Ways and DEMOS Tips and tricks - Duration: 7:54.

what's up you guys so internet video

we're going to be talking about how to

remove blackheads from your face with

products that you probably already have

in your kitchen or they could be in your

back either way the point of this video

is getting rid of those pesky blackhead

something you already have at home you

don't have to go out by the pore strips

i know we've actually a lot of

controversy on those like me or meet you

re you are a go for that they found the

drugstore a lot of people say that they

actually cause blackheads to develop

quicker or working or are all different

types of things but believe it or not

actually get requested a lot to come up

with a video on how I personally remove

my blackheads and I just wanted to give

you guys a couple of different ideas I

didn't just want to give you guys one

way that you get rid of them so in

today's video I want to know you

five different ways that you can get rid

of your blackheads before we get into

that would have a little bit of an

educational segment right here and

discuss what exactly did the black the

black eyed is actually an area of the

skin that has a little opening in it and

that opening its go with bacteria see

bomb which is basically boil and

different types of skin degrees now the

opening in your skin actually allows air

to hit all that junk status within that

ball and that causes oxidization and

that basically turns your black head but

if there is not an opening in the skin

and you still have all that junk stuff

there then you have a lovely Whitehead

now both are ugly both are unsightly and

people time to get them in areas where

they are the most oily naturally so that

is our forehead

we know this is a big problem area for

most people the skin around your nose

and even on your chin

the best way to avoid getting blackheads

and whiteheads in the first place

it's just watching your face every

single morning and

single night that pretty much have

already boiled the debris that period

from building up in the first place but

if you already have a black case and

you're not looking to prevent them but

you're looking for about 35 then I got

you here are five different ways that

you can get rid of them so the first one

is going to be an egg white mask so as

light form and easy mask that

temporarily tighten pores which reduces

the chance of future blackheads and

whiteheads and also remove the current

one egg whites are also full of

nutrients that are great for your skin

all you're going to need is one eggs

toilet paper ball before to mix it all

up with and a brush to apply way you're

going to separate the egg white from the

yoke and apply a thin layer onto your

skin and immediately right after don't

let this stuff drive right after you

going to take a little piece of toilet

paper and press it right on top of where

you put the egg white and then right

over that you can put another layer of

the egg white and repeat again you're

going to repeat this anywhere from three

to four times so you have a bunch of

layers field up going to let it sit

there and dry for about five minutes and

after that just gonna peel it away

alright so Chris number two is the scene

type of concept but instead of showing

you guys and demonstrating this one on

my face as well i'm just going to show

you guys how it works because I didn't

want to appeal to things off of my face

and overly irritate my face he

definitely didn't want you one or two of

these

not all of them so this job is actually

a honey and milk portion honey has

antibacterial properties and milk has

elastic acid was basically breaks down

dead skin so for this you're going to

need a tablespoon of raw honey a

tablespoon of milk and a super kind so

again the whole concept is pretty simple

and similar to the last one is going to

mix up your honey and your milk you can

take that pop into your microwave for

five seconds nothing longer than that

when i first tried this I put in for 10

seconds and it was basically boiling hot

I don't know what it is but honey meet

up really fast so five seconds you're

gonna mix it up

apply that right onto your problem area

i'm demonstrating for you guys on my

nose area because that's what I get most

blacks but if you have them forehead and

cheeks definitely you go ahead and

I whatever your problem area is so you

want to put a pretty generous beeping of

it onto your skin then you're going to

take that little compact and apply it

right directly on top and press it

pretty firmly down i was this course

you're going to stop right Barry you're

not going to go ahead and apply another

layer of the honey and milk on top gonna

leave it just like that for about 20

minutes and then you're going to peel it

off after you do any of these type of

DIY porsche if you want to go ahead and

wash the area off with water and then

apply a moisturizer right on top because

all about can be a little bit drying ok

so the third trip right here i use this

little container right here this is the

smashbox primer water it was anybody so

I used the container to make my own

lemon toner and this one is a little bit

more of a preventive way to avoid

getting blackheads or whiteheads because

basically shrinks down your port so

lemon is actually a natural toner which

restored your ph balance and it's also

highly antibacterial so what I did was

mixed five parts distilled water which

basically just means that i boiled it up

first and then it's Phil's then I

squeeze in one part lemon and i use this

as my toner every single morning and

every single night

it's a great natural astringent it's

shrinking down my part and also helped

me to avoid those blackheads and

whiteheads number four

so you can always use baking soda and

water and kind of mix it up into a piece

and it's going to work as a really good

exfoliator but I think it'd be off a

little bit more of a notch or two

classes or three knocking so what I like

to use is actually a baking-soda

two-piece you do not want to use and I

repeat do not want to use aim it

consists anywhere on your face because

it's literally got a birthright help

so again I'm using my baking soda

toothpaste and i'm mixing in a sea salt

so basically you're making it into a

scrub so comparative using baking soda

and water is more Soviet more

antibacterial and overall even more

effective and last but not least if you

are looking to get rid of blackheads and

whiteheads i definitely recommend create

max I have three of them here are all

made out of bentonite clay with

basically hardens up on your skin and

help draw out the impurity physically

out of your skin

they also improve

overall circulation and help of your

skin so I do have three of them here and

any little demo i could show you guys

the pure dirty girl cop defying mud mask

is a great one another one of my

favorites in by made from Earth and this

is called the feet help and clay

correcting mass and the two of these are

very simple and easy-to-use straight out

of the jar another one that i do

recommend this one is so popular and it

is called the ax-cut secret Indian

healing clay basically a powder i do

have a full video on this may be from

like four or five years back to excuse

me that the quality is like basically

crap but i did answer my sister exactly

how to do this math another great thing

is that you can mix it up with apple

cider vinegar with kicks it up even more

special of masks really get all the gunk

and build up the group's degrees

master's really get all be built up

debris and gunk out of your face so

they're definitely great to treat or

prevent getting black and white

all right we'll both all the tips I have

for you guys today if you have an

amazing tips on how you personally treat

your blackheads and whiteheads or how to

avoid getting them or prevent getting

them definitely let us know in a comment

down below thank you all so much for

watching and I will see you all my next

video

also if you don't have any requests for

problems that you're having that you

would like me to share this with you on

how this all is like PMI topics that

people are free to talk about or just I

think the world that you would like to

see a video on definitely let me know

and I will see that often not

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The Fosters Season 4B Cast Interviews (HD) - Duration: 6:14.

Going forward, Jude and Noah start to become more intimate.

They start to continue to take their relationship more serious and to the next level.

They start to want more from each other.

And so that terrifies Jude to the very core!

It terrifies him.

He has no idea what to do, he doesn't know what is going to happen, or if Noah knows

what to do and he doesn't.

He doesn't want to seem under-experienced.

So he's having like an anxiety attack about moving forward.

But he really wants to do that and be with Noah.

So the 4B season premiere picks up where it last left off, at Bay Fest.

Callie has just gotten in the car with a suspected murderer.

Jesus just got knocked out by Nick.

And I am just walking around aimlessly on pills. (laughs)

A lot has gone down for this whole family,

especially in this one day.

It's something that Marianna has kind of been living with - in fear of this whole season.

So it's all kind of come to reality.

Because of her decisions, Jesus is in the hospital and Callie is put in danger.

So that's a lot of weight already put on to what she already has put on.

Through the season she's gonna kind of deal with that and the underlying issues as to why she makes

the decisions that she does.

It was extremely dramatic because Jesus was just beginning to be okay.

And then obviously he gets hit.

So there's going to be some serious repercussions from that which are going to affect the entire

family, Lena probably especially.

The whole family is just kind of in a tailspin from that event.

Because of that event, some other things go under the rug a bit.

Like what's going on with Callie, because she doesn't wanna be adding to the fray of

all of our issues with Jesus.

So, a lot going on.

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DROPPED MY APPLE WATCH NIKE PLUS EDITION IN THE SINK!!! WORTH BUYING?? (Vlog 7) - Duration: 8:12.

hey guys welcome to the blog my

basically just woke up like 10-15

minutes ago and i wanted to show you my

new watch

so find a Apple watch Knight position

seems too so i'll show you these

diseases English illustrating bottle

she's too i'm sure what we decided box

which created the box because i was all

about the presentation for the

instructions inside that you want to get

us about what just be about just a small

to be useless but possible risks sure

just be social building 23rd be a plus

you've got your magnetic evil you and

your guard up just just talking to the

means you don't need to get this party

General Washington when I first came up

with no we give your doctor i'm not sure

if it's just refused to only I'm sure to

use one gets 1 i'm going to quickly do

that is good answers get some breakfast

get my weetabix Gabby of green tea and

then i'm gonna show you to watch your

futures of it

ok so what if I found to be ill speaker

layout and we have a cord on often

enough it keeps going and keeps calling

about just call it keeps calling about

her

yeah well enough feel so lost but i just

wanted to do this video we took

exploding will need the protein or

weetabix spoons and green tea for the

extremely bit of green juice in your

weeks

all right so I'm gonna even worse case

losi sued

what do we have here we do look at this

is decided to go for soon

so if you for example happen to drop

your do you watch in a single r you guys

for proof let me show you what you can

do such an interlocking so much locked

wish I just dropped enough so what you

do is water resistant to 50 meters talk

about waterside look this position

click on the water side then keeps

calling about blocking keep talking

about digital clothes even thought this

model water push the out speakers in

water inside pushes out of them so here

is water resistant to lose another 50

meters Vigo efficiency order this

experiences so we have one of the crazy

and you cannot do mickey mouse or minnie

mouse and watch base when you pick it

1123 haha trying to play like what if

you want you can future let me show you

which might even watch reason so i

always use a little like you you will

just remove your activity so let me show

you some of the apps

about the poor not really not a little

game important world but my best thing

the body is a workout up

I don't like push-up up so the last one

i went to louis is just under 1

kilometers was just testing out this

tree was you know when you open a run

depends on what details to your form so

you can see went from the last and first

tonight and if you click on lee is

trying to draw me out when I went and

you should do the colors that food

inventing it shows you your pace against

your re so yes I think much music you

like run for everyone today I showed you

how it will explore how you can see the

weapons are poorly it's raining a little

bit of God we divide called and so I'm

not feeling well so I'm not going to be

really getting this however i'm going to

do some indoor cycling and show you how

it works as you can see that your

homework up here select you select all

the coat so we'll flip into the cycle

just like the other open let's focus on

my wrist the other she can see tell you

first time you've read at doing accents

was close

you good your heart week so you have us

pick you I would definitely recommend

the up with the latest edition watch you

to create watches not just a fashion

accessory

into fitness and like was not the ipv4

definitely recommended like this not

decided to get probably obstacle got it

got three bucks remind huge trees

everyone to the line and HTTP presses

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reading watching able to keep track of

your partly

the action for the offer though it's

definitely recommended one cannot forgot

to mention is the price so freaking

millimeter version on a fortune the

inspiration straight heat the sample for

tuning in tradition

finally the case to mention culture have

worked there for two minutes to file a

case to the price is very expensive for

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enjoyed this video don't forget to give

your people a slight fever common there

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SpongeBoB, Mikey, & the Nickelodeon Family Wish You Happy Birthday! - Duration: 0:50.

-Happy. -Birthday.

-To. -You!

Happy.

-Birthday. -To.

-You. -Happy.

-Birthday. -Happy.

Birthday.

Happy.

Birthday.

-To. -You.

This is the most exciting day of my life!

Happy.

-Birthday. -To you!

What about me?

-Happy. -Birth--

-Day. -To.

You.

Happy birthday.

Happy.

Birthday!

I love a happy ending.

Happy.

Birth--

Day.

To.

Meow.

I guess that's a wrap.

Ha ha ha!

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Aida Kidnaps May | Agents of SHIELD S04E11 - Duration: 3:00.

Agent May.

Director Mace... he... he knows that Aida is... what Aida is?

- Yeah. He knows. - I wish I'd been there to explain.

How did he take it?

He wants to use her on this, but concerned.

"Concerned." That's not a happy word.

- Did ... Did he say if ... - He wants to talk, has questions.

I don't like those words, either.

I hear you're on your way to personally escort Aida. Why?

Well, no one knows what she can do.

- And she saw the Darkhold. - Well, I could help with that.

Once I've studied it, I-I'd be able to determine ...

No. No. No one's touching it.

When this is over, I'm destroying the book myself.

Because it's dangerous, yeah. I-I-I understand.

You still need access to my apartment.

- Maybe I could, uh ... - No, that's never been a problem for me.

Right, right, right.

Well, I'll reach out to Aida, anyway, tell her to expect you.

Be ready to help solve the current... problem.

- Sure. - Okay.

Aida, I want you to access your information cache.

Locate the Sunset Protocol.

I have it, Doctor.

Activate it.

Hello, Agent May. I've been expecting you.

Dr. Radcliffe gave me specific instructions.

Happy to help.

Allow me to retrieve the neural-assessment gauge.

What's a neural-assessment gauge?

Ohh.

I apologize, Agent May.

Let's get you up to speed, shall we?

- What's a neural-assessment gauge? - Right this way.

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Adidas: A Tale of Sneakers, Bazookas, and the Olympics - Duration: 8:14.

Ah, Adidas, the brand of choice for slavs across the world.

It's kind of ironic once you realize that the brand was started by a German guy named

Adolf, but hey, that's life.

What'll surprise you even more is the fact that Puma was started by the same family.

That's why, this week on Behind the Business, we'll be looking at the dramatic history

of Germany's premiere sportswear brand, Adidas.

Our story starts in the early 1920's, in the quiet Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach.

The town was a shoemaker's delight, and many of its former textile mills had been

converted into shoe workshops.

In fact, out of the town's 3500 residents, there were 112 cobblers.

One of them was 20-year-old Adolf "Adi" Dassler, the poor son of a shoemaker and a

laundry worker.

His family was too poor to give him a formal education and so he had to follow in his father's

footsteps by making shoes.

The years after World War 1, however, were some of the harshest in recent memory, and

it was hard to make a living as a cobbler.

Adi couldn't even afford a dedicated working area, and so had to do his business from the

back of his mother's laundry.

Electricity was so unreliable that Adi had to power his machines by hooking them up to

his bike and pedalling.

The materials for the shoes themselves were also expensive.

To make ends meet, Adi had to scavenge leftover military equipment from the war.

He repurposed everything he could get his hands on, from military uniforms to sacks

and vehicle tires.

Adi's first products were bedroom slippers, with rubber soles made from tires.

As an ardent sports fan, however, Adi had always wanted to make sporting shoes.

He experimented by adding small metal cleats and spikes to his footwear in the hopes of

creating something sports-worthy.

Just as Adi was starting to making a name for himself, he was joined by his brother

Rudolf in 1924.

Rudolf was two years older and had formal education, which made him the star of the

family.

He was also more experienced, having previously worked at a porcelain factory and a leather

enterprise in Nuremberg.

Rudolf was a charismatic, extroverted salesperson who was very successful in making good deals

and getting customers.

The two Dassler brothers made great partners and together they started a joint enterprise

called "die Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik".

With Adi handling production and Rudi doing the marketing, their business became very

efficient.

By 1926, their sports shoes had become popular enough to allow the Dasslers to finally move

out of their mother's laundry and to build an actual workshop.

Adi and Rudolf's father joined them at this new location and together with about a dozen

other employees, the brothers were now capable of producing up to 100 pairs of shoes every

day.

Adi was eager to expand beyond Bavaria, and to this end he took it upon himself to visit

every major sporting event he could find to get athletes to try out his footwear.

His efforts paid off and in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Dassler shoes graced the feet

of many top German athletes.

Adi's shoes appeared again in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, this time worn by sprinter

Arthur Jonath.

Arthur managed to win several medals, proving that the Dassler's shoes were worthy of

even the best athletes.

This Olympic success gave the brand great recognition, and so Adi decided that, for

the 1936 Olympics, he'd want to sponsor nothing less than a gold-medalist.

Adi packed his best shoes and personally drove to the Olympic Village in Berlin, where he

talked to the American runner Jesse Owens a few days before the Olympics.

It's a mystery how, but Adi managed to convince Owens to wear his shoes in the competition.

When Owens ended up winning four gold medals, Adi was beyond ecstatic.

The Dassler brand continued its stellar performance in the 1930s, and to gain the government's

support Adi and Rudolf ended up joining the Nazi Party.

Unfortunately for them though, that other Adolf decided to invade Poland, and once the

war got underway demand for civilian goods plummeted.

By December 1943 Germany was starting to lose on the Eastern Front and in desperation it

began repurposing the few civilian enterprises left, among which was the Dassler business.

Their shoe factory ended up producing anti-tank weapons - the much feared "panzerschrecks".

In April 1945, however, Herzogenaurach received a healthy dose of liberty in the form of the

advancing American troops.

The Americans initially wanted to destroy the Dassler factory, but Adi's wife somehow

managed to convince the soldiers that they actually just wanted to make shoes.

Eventually, the Americans stationed near the town became one of the company's first international

clients, especially once they heard of Dassler's link to Jesse Owens.

Despite their business surviving relatively intact, World War 2 devastated the German

economy and the Dasslers had to go back to scavenging old war materials.

Sometimes workers didn't even get paid in currency, but rather through barter with items

like firewood or yarn.

Most serious of all, however, was the immense personal schism that ocurred between Adi and

Rudolf.

While the exact reason for their falling out remains a mystery, the most prominent theory

is that Rudolf thought Adi had informed on him during the war, which eventually landed

Rudolf in an Allied POW camp for several years.

Whatever the cause, World War 2 ended up causing irreversible damage to the Dasslers' relationship

and in 1948 Rudolf left the family business.

He took a large part of the workforce with him, and assumed control of what was supposed

to be a new factory building.

Thus, he founded Puma and vowed to never speak to Adi again.

The rivalry spread to the town itself, and to this day citizens of Herzogenaurach are

known as "Bent Necks" for their tendency to crane their necks to look at what shoes

other people are wearing.

The supporters of the two brands became very territorial, since each enterprise was situated

on opposite sides of the river.

Depending on their allegiance, workers claimed various bars, restaurants, and even schools.

Adi renamed his share of the enterprise to Adidas and focused on technical innovations

and sponsorships.

He would end up revolutionizing shoe designs for a variety of sports while giving away

his best creations to star athletes and Olympians.

Adidas made their big break in the US during the 1950's, and over time their fame trickled

down from professional sports into everyday life.

Puma was also doing well, but the Dassler brothers continued to hate each other with

a passion.

Their feud would haunt them to their graves, and today each brother is buried at an opposite

side of the Herzogenaurach cemetery.

Adi died in 1978, and that's when Adidas finally started to lose some of its steam.

They lost ground in North America to upstarts like Nike and Reebok, and in 1989 they were

forced into bankruptcy after losing nearly $80 million.

Ownership of the company passed through several French businessmen until 1993, when Robert

Louis-Dreyfus managed to restore the brand by moving production to Asia.

Under his guidance, Adidas staged a dramatic reappearance in the US in the late 1990's,

despite stiff competition.

Since then, their sales have been steadily rising and they've acquired several other

brands, most notably Reebok in 2005.

Recently they've taken notice of the growing role of technology in sports and in 2015 they

made a landmark acquisition by buying the fitness tech company Runtastic for $240 million.

Despite the fair amount of twists and turns in their rise to fortune, Adidas has definitely

secured its place as one of the great German enterprises of the modern age.

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