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kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 17:15:15 JSTkaia > TIL that in 1958, Burma-Shave offered a "free trip to Mars" for sending in 900 empty jars. A grocery store manager, Arliss French, took it literally and collected all 900. To save face, Burma-Shave sent him, fully dressed as an astronaut, to Moers, Germany (of which they felt was pronounced Mars).
what Elon Musk means when he wants to settle Moers.