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Old May 2, 2014 | 10:10 AM
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Addition to the list, Smart Car is American for Idiot.
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Addition to the list, Smart Car is American for Idiot.


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They never mentioned the history of "Jaguar". That would be a good tale, how William Lyons came up with the name Jaguar.
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