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Portrait of Bernardo de Galvez from 1790 ๐Ÿ˜ณ (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Well, haha... Beetles weren't exactly known for their size.

They were hugely popular around the world for a while... maybe most of the 60's & 70's?

[โ€“] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Ive seen a fair few in Qatar over the years

[โ€“] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

I guess the more recent, relevant bit of history is that VW was faking up their emissions tests within the last 10yrs IIRC.