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2017 has been challenging for many reasons996 Archives but we didn't expect fast food to be one of them. Sadly, here we are.

Don't believe me? Just take a look at this year's most bizarre creations — anything from chicken scented bath bombs to chicken coffee. All of that actually happened this year, and they weren't even the worst.

Take a look at a few of the atrocities that fast food companies rolled out in this sad, sad year.

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1. Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips

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Taco Bell tested out these spicy triangular fried chicken chips in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area around January.

They are chips. Made of chicken.

2. The Naked Chicken Chalupa

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About a week later, they announced a chicken shell.

3. Naked Chicken Chips aka Nuggets

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Months later, Taco Bell released the chip version of the Naked Chicken Chalupa which was basically chicken nuggets with their signature Nacho cheese dipping sauce.

4. Sweet & Crunchy Tenders

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Popeyes released their Sweet & Crunchy Tenders made with shortbread cookie coating.

5. Lucky Charms Shake

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Burger King introduced this sweet shake made of soft vanilla ice cream, syrup, and Lucky Charms.

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6. Minions Everything

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McDonald's released Minion-themed food and toys in Singapore locations. That included banana pie, Minion-shaped potatoes, spicy chicken nuggets, and banana ice cream.

Make it end.

7. Zinger Meteorite

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KFC's specialty website, KFC Limited, was selling a $20,000 meteorite shaped like a Zinger Chicken Sandwich.

8. Firecracker Burrito

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Taco Bell introduced the Firecracker Burrito which is made up of rice, cheese, beef, tortilla strips, and spicy pop rocks. Yes, as in the candy.

9. Naked Egg Taco

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Taco Bell continuously pushes the bar with weird foods and this time it was a fried egg as a shell.

You could also, quite easily, think of it as a vertical omelet.

Because that's what it is.

10. Chocoladilla

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After testing it out in the UK, Taco Bell brought the Kit Kat Quesadilla to the U.S.

11. KFC Bath Bombs

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KFC gave away 100 fried chicken-scented bath bombs in Japan.

12. Rick and Morty's Szechuan sauce

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Select McDonald's locations gave away the classic Szechuan sauce, in a nod to the Cartoon Network show, only on Oct. 7. It was a shit show.

13. Buffalo-flavored latte

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Tim Hortons released a "zesty buffalo seasoning" coffee drink in two stores in Buffalo, New York.

14. McVegan

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McDonald's tested out their own vegan burger in Tampere, Finland.

OK, this one doesn't sound so bad.

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