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TIL in the 1970’s the Ford Transit van, with car performance and space for 1.75 tonnes of loot, was used in 95% of bank robberies in the UK.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 10:38 am

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TIL that the Ford Pinto’s 4 cylinder engine was used in various other Ford models and was in production until 2001, long after the Pinto itself was discontinued

by whatilearned July 29, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL that two different women with no known connections attempted to assassinate then-president Gerald Ford within 17 days of one another in 1975.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 5:30 am

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TIL Mario Puzo, in addition to being the author of ‘The Godfather’ and co-authoring all three Godfather screenplays with Francis Ford Coppola, also wrote the screenplays for the disaster film ‘Earthquake’ as well as the original ‘Superman’ and ‘Superman II’ movies.

by whatilearned July 15, 2022, 3:45 pm

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TIL: Former NFL kicker Cole Ford once shot into Siegfried and Roy’s house because he blamed them for “dominance and unhealthy intimacy” with their animals.

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 9:43 pm

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TIL that Henry Ford believed jazz music was unwholesome. So, to protect wholesome culture, he used his money to have square dancing taught in public schools.

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 1:48 pm

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TIL In 1948 Ford Motor Company was offered to take over Volkswagen for free. They turned down the offer. Volkswagen is now the second largest car manufacturer in the world.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 2:18 pm

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TIL President Dwight Eisenhower regularly had a supply of Coors beer flown to Washington DC by the US Air Force, at a time when Coors could not be legally sold east of the Mississippi River, and President Gerald Ford once smuggled some back to DC from Colorado in his luggage.

by whatilearned May 19, 2022, 7:55 pm

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TIL that Ford Heights, IL was renamed in an attempt to persuade the nearby Ford plant to be within their corporate limits, but the plant was incorporated into an adjacent city (Chicago Heights) instead.

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 3:26 am

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TIL: Fordlandia, a small town built by Henry Ford in the middle of the Amazon jungle meant to resemble Northern Michigan of the 1930s. It was a failed state meant to produce enough rubber for his growing car production.

by whatilearned May 12, 2022, 10:46 pm

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TIL that Nicholas Cage’s uncle is Francis Ford Coppola and he denied Cage a role in The Godfather Part III

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 5:44 pm

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TIL The White House built a vinyl record collection during the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter of more than 2,000 donated albums. A time capsule of 1970s trends, it ranges from Pat Boone, Barry Manilow and John Denver to the Beatles, Isaac Hayes, The Clash and Elvis Costello.

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 12:53 am

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