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Did you know for a short time Ford also grew their own rubber trees? Henry wanted to cut out the middle man.
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Did you know for a short time Ford also grew their own rubber trees? Henry wanted to cut out the middle man.
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Interesting. He also, bought coal mines so he could power his factories.
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I was going to say that too but couldn't remember if it was him or another tycoon but I thought I heard that also.
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Ole Henry like to camp out, so he invented this too!
https://historydaily.org/henry-ford-and-the-invention-of-kingsford-charcoal/3
https://historydaily.org/henry-ford-and-the-invention-of-kingsford-charcoal/3
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He (they, Ford) also invented "seafoam green" paint.
Ever wonder why the insides of schools, hospitals, school busses, submarines, cockpits, battleship bridges, train cabooses and more were similar shades of "seafoam green"?
Discovery of the anti-corrosion and anti-fungal properties of zinc-chromate.
"Zinc chromate, ZnCrO₄, is a chemical compound containing the chromate anion, appearing as odorless yellow powder or yellow-green crystals, but, when used for coatings, pigments are often added. It is used industrially in chromate conversion coatings, having been developed by the Ford Motor Company in the 1920s."
Ever wonder why the insides of schools, hospitals, school busses, submarines, cockpits, battleship bridges, train cabooses and more were similar shades of "seafoam green"?
Discovery of the anti-corrosion and anti-fungal properties of zinc-chromate.
"Zinc chromate, ZnCrO₄, is a chemical compound containing the chromate anion, appearing as odorless yellow powder or yellow-green crystals, but, when used for coatings, pigments are often added. It is used industrially in chromate conversion coatings, having been developed by the Ford Motor Company in the 1920s."
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Now they need to have their own lithium and cobalt farms 
so they can make all this battery shit they will need in the near future.
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