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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Before There Were Chicken McNuggets, McDonald’s Tried Selling Onion Nuggets
Description: Today is National Onion Day. For a very brief time in the 1970s, the preeminent fast food chain on Earth thought the onion might be its pathway to bigger sales. Here's the story of the McDonald's Onion Nugget. Plus: a museum exhibit in Chicago is paying tribute to a famous museum souvenir!
When McDonald’s Tried to Make Onion Nuggets Happen (Mental Floss)Â
Mold-A-Rama - Molded for the Future (MSI Chicago)
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