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TIL In 1950s, Toyota made their first car called the Toyopet Crown, then they made the Corona and Corolla in the 1960s, which means "Crown" and "Little Crown" in Latin, then they made the Camry which means "Crown" in Japanese, and the car that became the foundation of Lexus is called the Crown RS.

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