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McDonald's created this faux-heroic "Legends of McRib" video as part of a temporary reintroduction of the sandwich and a promotion that asks you to tell "your personal account of boneless pork history." (More specifically, it's seeking "a compelling story or adventure that best exemplifies the spirit and excitement a McRib fan feels, and that is conveyed in a submitted video that is a contestant's own original or fictional McRib story or adventure.") The clip attaches a sweeping mythology to the McRib, but its true history is more pedestrian.
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