[Answer] What car brand was named after this girl?

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Mercédès Adrienne Ramona Manuela Jellinek (16 September 1889 – 23 February 1929) was the daughter of Austrian automobile entrepreneur Emil Jellinek and his first wife Rachel Goggmann Cenrobert. She was born in Vienna. She is best known for her father having Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's line of Mercedes cars named after her, beginning with the Mercedes 35 hp model of 1901.

In addition, her father hung a large picture of her at the 1902 Paris Automobile exhibition. He even legally changed his name to Jellinek-Mercedes in 1903 after Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft registered Mercedes as a trademark in 1902. Mercedes is a Spanish female name meaning mercies (Spanish: merced f sg, "mercy", mercedes f pl, "mercies").

Jellinek died in Vienna, from bone cancer, in 1929, at the age of 39, and was buried in Vienna in the family grave near her grandfather, the former chief rabbi of Vienna, Adolf Jellinek. In 1926, Daimler merged with Benz & Cie; although the company traded as Daimler-Benz, it gave the name "Mercedes-Benz" to its cars to preserve the respected Mercedes brand.

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[Answer] What do the “M’s” stand for in “M&M's”?

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...M&M's draws its name from the surnames of its two founders: Mars and Murrie. Interestingly, the "Mars" in this equation is not Frank Mars, the founder of the Mars candy company, but his son, Forrest.

[Answer] What Jelly Belly flavor was created for Ronald Reagan's inauguration?

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...Ronald Reagan famously quit smoking by replacing his pipes with his favorite candy: jelly beans from the Herman Goelitz Candy Company. After Reagan was elected President, the candymaker wanted to send him red, white, and blue Jelly Bellys for his inauguration. But there was no blue flavor to go along with the company's cherry red and coconut white beans. The company created a blueberry Jelly Belly to complete the trifecta.

[Answer] Which candy played a key role in the movie “E.T.”?

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...To gain promotion for their little peanut butter candies, Hershey entered a $1 million deal with Universal Pictures to promote the 1982 Steven Spielberg classic “E.T.”. Two weeks after audiences first saw Elliott lure E.T. with Reese's Pieces, the company saw a 65% increase in profits. The rumor is Mars, Inc. and M&M’s turned down the deal first.

[Answer] What gum was propelled to fame after being packaged with branded comics?

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...Produced by Topps, the same company that makes Major League Baseball cards, Bazooka bubblegum hit it big in 1953 when it was wrapped in comic strips. The adventures of Bazooka Joe and his ragtag team of friends, printed as four-panel strips, were a major part of the brand for 60 years until the comics were finally axed in 2013.

[Answer] What was the original name of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?

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...In 1917, Harry Burnett Reese got a job on a dairy farm owned by Milton Hershey, owner of Hershey Chocolate Company. Reese later began working at the chocolate factory, where he was inspired to create his own concoctions. Reese released a chocolate peanut butter candy in 1928, calling them “Penny Cups” because he charged one penny per candy. The cups grew in popularity, and in 1963, Hershey’s purchased H.B. Reese Candy Company for $23.5 million.

[Answer] Baby Ruth bars are named after which president's daughter?

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...While many people may assume that Baby Ruth candy bars were named after legendary slugger Babe Ruth, the Curtiss Candy Company insists that its bar of chocolate, nougat, and peanuts was actually named for President Grover Cleveland's daughter. The story raised eyebrows, however, as Ruth Cleveland had been deceased for 17 years when the candy bars went into production in 1921.