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Amazon is an eCommerce and cloud computing company founded in USA. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon on 5 July, 1994. Initially, Amazon was launched to sell books only. As the time passed, Amazon added items to its inventory and today Amazon is selling lacs of products. Now Amazon is the most fourth valuable company in the world. These days when anyone wants to buy anything online, the first option comes in mind is Amazon. There are some of the interesting and unknown facts about Amazon, which you even not heard about.

1. 1. Amazon launched separate websites for different countries also, i.e. United States, United Kingdom & Ireland, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, Japan, China Mexico and India. Amazon is available in three European languages Dutch, Polish and Turkish.

1. 1. According to a survey, Amazon’s shipping speed is incredible. This company ships 45 items within a second. Check your Amazon order track status here.

1. 1. Amazon faced losses in 2012, when their website server failed. Amazon incurred loss worth $5.7 million in 49 minutes.

1. 1. Initially, when Amazon started, it is operated from its CEO’s Garage. But now its area in square feet more than 700 Madison Square Gardens. This area can consume water of more than 10,000 Olympic pools.

1. 1. There is also a talking about Amazon ritual. They installed a bell and it rang on every purchase. But with time passed it rang after every minute that’s why they stopped this bell.

1. 1. In 2014, Amazon started Robots for efficient work speed. They purchased Robots from Kiva Systems. These robots are doing its job efficiently and also, they occupy less space as comparative to human cabins or counters. They do their same job in 15 seconds only.

1. 1. Ever noticed, why Amazon gives us free delivery on some of the products? As a clever business company, they purchase free shipping products from other online shopping sites and for good profit they sold again on their own website.

1. 1. When CEO Jeff Bezos started this company, initially he named it as ‘Cadabra’ as in ‘Abracadabra’. The name is changed later on, because lawyer of Jeff heard it wrong as “Cadever”.

1. 1. There is a story behind the current name also. Jeff decided his company’s name as ‘Amazon’ as Amazon is the second world largest river. Another reason why he decided the name as “Amazon” as he wants that according to dictionary he want his company’s name to come first.

1. 1. Recently, Amazon invested Rs. 130 crores at Amazon Pay India. Amazon is going to launch Amazon Pay India as Amazon’s own personal wallet. This service is going to be started by this year.

1. 1. In India, Amazon launches “LaunchPad” service, which allows startups to sale their products on Amazon. According to the sources, it is going to be the best platform to sell the products easily as a startup.

1. 1. Indian government advices Amazon to let their food business aside from their marketplace. Recently, government cleared the Amazon’s food retailing business but advices them to keep all the things separated from the normal marketplace.

1. Customer service support of Amazon is also listed as the best in India. Customers can contact the customer department of Amazon for any type of support easily at Amazon customer care number.

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