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TIL McDonald's ended their contract with Heinz (their main condiment supplier of 40 years) after Heinz appointed a former Burger King CEO as the head of their company.

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Zp8NY TIL Daikatana, a video game directed by George Romero was patched 14 years later after it's hellish and buggy launch, inspite the fact that the studio that made the game (Iron Storm) had been closed for over 9 years. All thanks to the fan community, unfortunately the game still sucks.-
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