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  ...that theChicken Tax led toFord importing light trucks to theUnited States fromTurkey and immediately shredding portions of their interiors inBaltimore? September 24, 2009,14.1K views
  ...that automobile designerPeter Schreyer has designed cargrilles to look liketiger noses? Self nom, April 5, 2010,4.6K views
  ...thatGarth Stein, author of the bestselling bookThe Art of Racing in the Rain, had himself been arace car driver until he crashed while racing in the rain?" Self nom, 3 April 2010,1.4K views
  ...thatRichelieu Foods produces over 50 million frozen pizzas and more than 20 million crusts annually—for other companies to market under their ownprivate labels?" Self nom, 21 June 2010,2.4K views
  ...that thePrix Blumenthal was a prize of 20,000 francs awarded to up-and-coming French painters, sculptors, decorators, engravers, writers, and musicians?" Self nom, 22 July 2010,1.1K views
  ...that that philanthropistFlorence Meyer Blumenthal was known by her family for having a "perfect figure" and for "bringing home massive amounts of clothing from Paris"?" Self nom, 25 July 2010,3.7K views
  ...that Parisian artistPaule Marrot landed a job atRenault developing bright colors for the forthcomingDauphine after writing the company to say the cars of postwar Paris were uniformly somber?" Self nom, 20 July 2010,1.1K views
  ...that on the dayPaule Marrot appeared on DYK, the Renault Dauphine article hit2K views?
  ...that automotive journalistDavid E. Davis wore a full beard after a racing accident severely disfigured his face – and the ambulance attendant threw away pieces of his nasal cartilage?" Self nom, 10 April 2011,4.4K views
  ...that writer-directorTom Shadyac made the documentaryI Am after sufferingpost-concussion syndrome from a serious bicycle accident—and sleeping in his closet to avoid acutesensitivity to light and sound? Self nom, 29 April 2011,2.2K views
  ...that Volkswagen's newChattanooga Assembly Plant is built near the remaining storage bunker of a plant that manufactured up to30 million pounds ofTNT per month for theSecond World,Korean andVietnam Wars? Self nom, 7 June, 2011,2.7K views
  ...that when workers staged a 1978 wildcat strike for higher wages at Volkswagen's newWestmoreland Assembly Plant that built theRabbit model, the picketers shouted "No Money, No Bunny"? Self nom, 7 July, 2011,1.7K views
  ...that in 2009 theToronto Star called Winnipeg'sManitoba Hydro Place, which uses 60% less energy than a typical large office tower, "the most important building in Canada"? Self nom, 28 October,2011,3.0K views
  ...thatGuiding Eyes for the Blind teams senior citizens with elementary school students and also uses prison inmates in rearing the puppies it later trains as guide dogs to the blind? Self nom, 12 November 2011,894 views
  ... that architectAndrew Geller designed quirky, eye-grabbing vacation homes on Long Island that he gave nicknames including theBox Kite,Milk Carton andReclining Picasso? Self nom, 4 January 2012,5.8K views
  ... that when architectJohn Russell Pope designedBranch House in 1916, the 28,000 sq ft private residence included designated storage rooms for carpets, china, paintings — and suits of armor? self nom, 19 March 2012,7,576 views
  ... thatAnnette Winkler, the CEO of Daimler AG's Smart subdivision, once headed a commercial truck dealership and became licensed to drive heavy trucks in nine days, to better understand her customers? self nom, 2 April, 2014,3,322 views
  ... that on the evening of September 15, 2008, the pattern of lights in the windows of theFord World Headquarters spelled out "Happy 100 GM", in honor of Ford's chief rival? self nom, September 2014,4,681 views

I gravitate to technical subjects — things that interest me; I have broad interests, and avoid COI. My work is unrelated to writing, automobiles, manufacture or any form of transportation.

When new here, I Sockpuppeted (2008); it was wrong and ultimately harsh — and I learned a lot from the experience. Since then, I've found a Sockpuppet in an article on more than one occassion, a company that was Refspamming, etc. — all the usual stuff.

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