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that Rolls Royce was going to name one of their models The Silver Mist until someone pointed out that Mist is the German word for manure..

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Fun Fact: that Rolls Royce was going to name one of their models ‘The Silver Mist’ until someone pointed out that Mist is the German word for ‘manure..’

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