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TIL Nav Bhatia moved to Toronto in 1984; struggling to find work as a mechanical engineer he sold cars, eventually buying the dealership 2 years later. A "superfan" of the Toronto Raptors, He received an official championship ring and was recently inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame

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