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coco, to furry in La Mascotte - 99% Invisible

I collected them in the ‘90 era !!!

HoustonHenry, to til in TIL Legionnaires' disease (form of walking pneumonia) got its name from an outbreak at an American Legion convention

I still love you A/C! Never leave me!

Pons_Aelius,

As long as you love it enough to clean it now and again, there will not be a problem.

grabyourmotherskeys,

I had surgery and was in a hospital for twelve days and I could not use hot water the entire time because their water system had legionnaires contamination. You can’t use hot water because of the steam. My brother explained how hard it would be to remove it. So they just use cold water in the taps. Pretty wild. This was only a few years ago.

ElPussyKangaroo, (edited ) to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.

Was this before or after the Indiana Jones movies?

Edit: I’m so sorry. I mixed up Harrison Ford and Henry Ford. Me no spik inglis?

Jaysyn, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.
@Jaysyn@kbin.social avatar

Industrial Utopia sounds like an oxymoron.

Bipta,

It's a utopia for industrialists.

Jmr, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.

The town would be any colour as long as its black

WtfEvenIsExistence,

Except for the color of the people that are permitted there. 💀

AntifaNI,
@AntifaNI@lemmy.world avatar

The inhabitants on the other hand…

ssboomman, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.

Ford was that eras Elon musk. Both are idiots being praised because they have money

LEDZeppelin,

Both idolized by Nazis of their times.

I think you’re on to something here

Thehalfjew,

I don’t know. Ford was a lot of shitty things. But he was also an actual innovator, not just an investor who thought he was an innovator.

And as egocentric as he was, he still saw the value in providing free healthcare, food, reasonable hours, and good wages to workers.

He was a collosal asshole but I don’t think it’s fair to compare him to Musk.

raef, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.

He did this in at least one other place: Alberta, Michigan

Veedem, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.
@Veedem@lemmy.world avatar

Bookmarking this to read later. Good stuff.

KalabiYau, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.
@KalabiYau@lemmy.world avatar

i think they made a book about this

TheDoctorDonna, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.

I can’t be the only who is grateful we didn’t end up with a Ford company town.

seacocker, to til in TIL - Henry Ford built a failed community called “Fordlândia” in Brazil, he planned it as an industrial utopia.
@seacocker@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not sure “utopia” is the correct word for what this plan was about, at least not for anyone but Henry Ford.

Belgdore,

Yeah, it was more like Jonestown but with more capitalism.

teft,
@teft@startrek.website avatar

Hopefully less Flavor-Aid, too.

kite,

Flavor-Aid

I think your the first person I’ve ever seen online call it by the correct brand.

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