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TIL After the ‘Soup Nazi’ episode aired, Seinfeld visited the man it was based off, Ali Yeganeh, who got angry. Seinfeld responded with “the most insincere, sarcastic apology ever given.” Then, Yeganeh bellowed “No Soup for You!” and ejected them from his restaurant.

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