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The origin story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, long attributed to former Frito-Lay janitor Richard Montañez, contains significant factual inaccuracies regarding the product's development timeline. While Montañez claimed to have pitched the spicy snack in 1990, internal company investigations and executive testimony confirm t...