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When the Michelin Man drank glasses of nails

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The friendly puffy tire guy used to be an absolute menace. In his early marketing appearances, he was depicted as an upper-class aristocrat casually smoking massive cigars and drinking goblets filled with broken glass and nails to prove his toughness. The company eventually sobered him up to appeal to wholesome family drivers.

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