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What: Herb Peterson died at age 89 in Southern California.
Why you might care: This guy invented the Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald's restaurants.
Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald's breakfast item in 1972. He was very partial to eggs Benedict and worked on creating something similar.
He also created it out of frustration as he was hungry for breakfast, but McDonald’s restaurants didn’t open until 11 a.m.
The egg sandwich consisted of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, topped with a slice of cheese and grilled Canadian bacon. It was served open-faced on a toasted and buttered English muffin.
The Egg McMuffin made its debut at a restaurant in Santa Barbara that Peterson co-owned with his son, David Peterson.
One Egg McMuffin, incidentally, has 300 calories, 12 fat grams and 30 grams of carbs.
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