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Mascots That Were Based on Real People

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You walk through grocery store aisles surrounded by friendly faces staring back from packages. That bearded chicken guy. The pigtailed girl with freckles. The cookie entrepreneur in a Panama hat. Most people assume these characters sprang from some advertising agency’s imagination, invented to sell products. But many of the most recognizable brand mascots were actual human beings. Real people with real stories, some triumphant and others complic…
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Go2Tutors broke the news in on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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