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TIL Al Yeganeh, the inspiration behind “The Soup Nazi”, hated his portrayal on the famous Seinfeld episode. When Jerry Seinfeld and the production team went to his restaurant for lunch, Yeganeh kicked them out, yelling “No soup for you!”

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