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TIL that the license plate of Agent Smith’s car in the Matrix Reloaded is “IS 5416” - referencing Isaiah 54:16, which states “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have the waster to destroy.”

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