
Arkansas college dropout turned cheap chicken tycoon Donald Tyson died today; his "achievements" include helping to develop the McDonald's Chicken Nugget and bribing politicians on his way to building the largest meat-producing company in the world.

Arkansas college dropout turned cheap chicken tycoon Donald Tyson died today; his "achievements" include helping to develop the McDonald's Chicken Nugget and bribing politicians on his way to building the largest meat-producing company in the world.

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