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by mauvehaus 1309 days ago
I felt like kind of a numbskull when I made the observation that "Asahi" must be a similarly diversified company (Asahi Pentax cameras, Asahi beer) and was informed that "Asahi" means morning or rising sun by some patient soul.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi
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dsr_ 1309 days ago
It happens everywhere: Ford's Theater (Washington DC) is not related to the Ford Theater (Utah); similarly unrelated to Ford Motor Company, Ford Instrument Company, or Ford Meter Box Company.
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mbg721 1309 days ago
Although interestingly, Kingsford charcoal is related to the Ford motor company.
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