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TIL the Burger King commercial starring a 5-yr-old Sarah Michelle Gellar was the first to say a competitor by name when she says, "McDonald's makes their burgers with 20% less meat than Burger King. Unbelievable!" She also wasn't allowed to eat at McD's after she was named in its lawsuit against BK.

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