tire, n.Trivia

The word "tire" comes from the term "attire," because a wheel with a tire is a 'dressed wheel'.

Lego produced 318 million tires in 2011, making them the world's largest tire manufacturer by number of units produced.

the Michelin Man is white is because rubber tires are naturally white. It wasn't until 1912 that companies started mixing carbon chemicals with the rubber to make black tires.