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TIL The US TV show Dallas is alleged to have helped partially hasten the downfall of communist Romania. The regime allowed airings of the show in the 1980s believing that the show would be seen as anti-capitalistic. This backfired as citizens desired the luxurious lifestyle portrayed in the show.

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