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Automite OP t1_j1xrymv wrote
cetacretin t1_j1y8c12 wrote
TIL that in 1864, a man of Jewish descent named Siegfried Marcus invented the first automobile propelled by a gas engine. The Nazis tried to erase this fact from history and credited Carl Benz instead.
^ I was wondering why his name would be scrubbed by nazis unless he was Jewish, and turns out, yep that's exactly why.
eairy t1_j1ymnj8 wrote
For anyone wondering if this is American gas or an actual gas engine:
> The internal combustion engine was designed for liquid combustibles and made him the first to propel a vehicle by means of petrol.
RedditLuvsCensorship t1_j21n3nd wrote
What, you mean like with a cloth?
Grammarguy21 t1_j23ia9j wrote
*Nazis
Plurals do not have apostrophes.
DylanToback8 t1_j1xrmev wrote
Hide-erase is when you REALLY don’t want people to know.