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\"After three straight years headlining McDonald's nationwide menu each fall, the iconic sandwich is embarking on a 'Farewell Tour,'\" McDonald's said in a press release. \"Like any true farewell tour, we're hoping this isn't a 'goodbye' ... because as our McRib stans have experienced time and time again: you never know when – or if – the McRib is coming back.\"

The now-famous sandwich first hit menus in 1980, got a mini version in 2003 and prompted a McRib locator in 2008 so fans could track down which locations had it available. In 2021, McDonald's USA created it's first NFT offering a digital version of the McRib.

The sandwich may be gone, but for superfans who hope to enjoy more of the McRib legacy, McDonald's is launching a line of merch.

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