Spanish Moss was the reason for the first automobile recalls in the U.S. When Henry Ford came down to St. Augustine to visit his buddy Flager, Henry came up with the idea of using the moss for stuffing in the car seats. Well he didn't know about the critters but the owners of the newly stuffed Ford car seats certainly found out about them pretty quickly. They cars had to recalled so the moss could be removed and replaced with moss that had been boiled!
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