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TIL Conan O'Brien was given the nickname Coco by Tom Hanks on the second episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" in 2009. Conan jokingly replied, "If that sticks, I'm going to sue you!" The name would later be used for the Team Coco campaign to support him during the "Late Night Wars."

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