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TIL that Fred Franzia created the low-cost wine brand 'Two Buck Chuck' after purchasing the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k. When asked why his wine was cheaper than water, he replied, ' They're overcharging for the water. Don't you get it ? '

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