Yo,
In 1892 some guys in Laufen, Switzerland started making bricks, tiles, and pipes from clay. They named their company Laufen, which is just brilliant in its simplicity.
Around 123 years later I met some guys from Laufen (the town and company). I liked them. They gave me some Ricola cough drops, also made in Laufen. They were clearly about that Laufen …