• sigmaklimgrindset
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    7 months ago

    Why is a company called “Moroccan Oil” from Israel? I feel like they should be from…somewhere else.

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      7 months ago

      They use oil from there afaik. Maybe there are other reasons, but you can verify it’s an Israeli company.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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      7 months ago

      BP (British Petroleum) bought Amoco, which stood for American Oil Company, and didn’t change its name for a long time. Then, for a while, it was “BP Amoco,” which, when spelled out, would be, “British Petroleum American Oil Comapny.” Good job guys.

      And then there is the German-owned BMW, which makes and sells the (formerly British) Mini Cooper, and still has the rear break lights look like the Union Jack.