[["It depends how you count it.  The first ever steam-powered car we know of was competed in 1769.", 27.0], ["In 1885, German mechanical engineer, Karl Benz built the world's first practical automobile. On January 29,1886, Benz received the first patent for a gas fueled car.", 26.0], ["Carl Benz applied for the first patent for a \"vehicle powered by a gas engine\" in 1886.", 22.0]]
who invented the first automobile
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