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unusual facts about garage sale



Crédito

The Crédito was a local currency started on 1 May 1995 in Bernal, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on a garage sale, which was the first of many neighbourhood barter markets (mercados de trueque) that emerged in Argentina during the economic crisis.


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Citizen Joe

Bruce Woloshyn (digital effects supervisor) appears in a cameo as the garage sale homeowner who sells Joe Spencer the Ancient stone device.

Halloween Surprise

During the garage sale, Andy is seen wearing a Pearl Jam shirt with a flannel over it, and holding a hat, telling April that he was wearing it the first time he heard Vitalogy by Pearl Jam when he realizes she is selling it.

Riveresque

The bonus CD, Garage Sale features three cover versions, including Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe", Gene Clark's "From the Heart", and Ewan MacColl's "Sweet Thames Flow Softly".

Tony Takitani

Haruki Murakami was intrigued by the name Tony Takitani when, at a garage sale on Maui, he found a yellow T-shirt that said, "Tony Takitani, House (D)."