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ICYMI: The Inventor Of The Big Mac, Who Never Received Royalties, Has Passed Away
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- Jim Delligatti, who is credited with inventing the Big Mac, has died at age 98. You know what's crazy? He claims he'd never received royalties for his creation. You know what's crazier? He also says he's eaten a Big Mac at least once each week for decades. Are burgers the true fountain of life?
- Metro workers found fossils belonging to a mastodon while working on the Purple Line Extension.
- The plane that crashed in Colombia on Monday had apparently run out of fuel towards the end. The incident resulted in the death of 71 people, many of whom were members of a Brazilian soccer team.
- The labels of homeopathic medicine will now have to state that the concoctions are based on, uh, science that's "not accepted by most modern medical experts."
- Who's got better food? L.A. or New York City? Eddie Huang says that, hands down, L.A. takes the prize.
- Last week, L.A. said hello to a blue-haired woman who vandalized several buildings with anti-Trump graffiti. Now, Philadelphia is dealing with their own sartorially-striking vandal: the guy's got an ascot and a bottle of wine. How refined.
- A San Diego couple got busted for trying to sell millions of bottles of counterfeit 5-Hour Energy.
- Yo-yos are way basic. It's time for you to get your hands on a diabolo, which are also referred to as a "Chinese yo-yo":
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