34,000 Big Macs Don Gorske ate his first Big Mac on May 17, 1972. He kept the receipt. Then he kept eating them. One a day. Sometimes two. He saved every wrapper and logged every meal. By early 2024, he had eaten more than 34,000. His cholesterol, he says, is fine.
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