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In 1967, Michael "Jim" Delligatti came up with the formula of having two lots of everything - beef patties, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and special sauce - in one burger.
He was one of the company's first franchisees, running stores in the US in the 1950s.
McDonald's has described him as a "legendary" person, who "made a lasting impression on our brand".
I worked at McDonald's when the Big Mac was first introduced. We were told to take bags of them to our friends, I think they were around 49 cents or so and a LOT bigger and tastier than they are now.
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