TIL that Toyota Motor Co was originally named after it's founder Toyoda, but the name was changed to Toyota because it sounds better and in Japanese characters it is 8 strokes, a lucky number, versus the 10 strokes for Toyoda. (Obviously in Japanese, not anglicized spelling)
https://www.wilsonvilletoyota.com/blog/social/why-is-it-toyota-and-not-toyoda/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka6est/til_that_toyota_motor_co_was_originally_named/
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