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Hail Mercedes, Full Of Gas

What Do You Think You're Looking At? #146

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Addison Del Mastro
Jan 24, 2024
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You’re gonna miss it when it’s gone:

Look at the bottom closely: there’s a gas station, complete with a price sign, in the space underneath this church in Rosslyn, a heavily built neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia.

Apparently, at least according to this Catholic blogger, the name of the car manufacturer Mercedes actually refers to the Virgin Mary, under…

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