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welcome to the cocky ride home for friday July 2, 2021. I'm Jackson Bird.

The restaurant that inspired Taco Bell, its larger legacy, and the question of authenticity.

Plus, the new species of beetle that was discovered in some fossilized dino dung,

and the communities of people who devote their time to uncovering the mystery of Dogman.

Here are some of the cool things from the news today.

So on Tuesday, I talked about McDonald's French fries, how they've changed over the years,

and what made them so great in the beginning.

The original fry recipe and method started at the very first McDonald's in San Bernardino,

California in the 1940s.

There, the McDonald brothers perfected their hamburger, french fry, and milkshake recipes to great success. Lines

regularly went down the block as people flocked to get their fix. But San Bernardino is not

notable in the history of fast food just because of the McDonald brothers. Two miles away,

along Route 66, still in San Bernardino, there was another young man with a hamburger stand

trying to make his mark. And in the late 40s, he was realizing he really couldn't compete

with McDonald's hamburgers. They weren't his only competition, though. Across the street from

where he hawked his burgers and hot dogs was a neighborhood staple, a family-run restaurant

with a revolving door of regulars. That place was Meat La Caffe, started in 1937 by Mexican immigrants

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