(Picture courtesy www.thehenryford.org)

Every once in a while, you stumble across an astonishing fact about a well know personality that shakes up the image you held of the personality. This one involves Henry Ford & Thomas Edison.

Ford first worked for Edison. Over time, the two became good friends & spent quite some time together. When Edison was on his deathbed, Ford apparently convinced Edison Jr. to catch the great inventor’s last breath in a test tube. This test tube is now on display at the Henry Ford Museum.

Stories about why Ford did what he did include references to reincarnation  & buddy souvenir. Check out the below links for more details:

~ http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2004/july.asp
~ http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-last-breath-of-thomas-edison