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TIL Saul Goodman's alias is a play on the phrase "It's all good, man".

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N7JK1 TIL that Dustin Hoffman was interested in playing Mario in the 1993 Super Mario Bros film, but was declined by Nintendo because they thought he didn't fit the role.
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