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TIL - The original female lead for Seinfeld was to be a waitress played by Lee Garlington. After Garlington presented some unwelcome suggestions to Larry David, the waitress was written out of the show and the Elaine Benes character was created.

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7rP47 TIL that the elderly in Japan decided to clear up the nuclear waste so that the young were not exposed to it.
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