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Video: Mercedes-Benz celebrates 125 years with honking birthday song

It was almost this day (January 29), 125 years ago that the first motor vehicle was patented by Carl Benz. It was called the Patent-Motorwagen and although it had just three wheels, it was and still is regarded as the first car ever to be invented.


The car featured a petrol two-stroke, 954cc single cylinder engine developing around three quarters of a kilowatt. Later models were then developed to produce around 1kW, or about as much power as an average microwave oven. Top speed was around 10-16km/h, depending on the model (and wind direction we presume), while the brakes were applied only to the rear wheels via a leather shoe brace.

Mercedes-Benz celebrated the 125-year anniversary by giving all of its 260,000 employees a cash bonus. Definite cash bonus figures per employee have not been mentioned, but as long as employees had been with the company for more than one year, Mercedes-Benz has dedicated 125 million euro ($171.7 million) towards distributing bonuses.

Also to celebrate the anniversary, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart hosted a heart-warming birthday contribution of its own, literally. Take a look at the video below.

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