33 Bizarre Achievements in Fast-Food History
From the McDonald’s VR headset to KFC’s fashion line!
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Those busy little beavers at fast food’s helm will do anything in the name of progress. Think about it: Every time you visit any of these chains, there’s a new menu item, a new toy, a new sales-y gimmick and maybe even a new foodborne illness. The fast-food game is anything but stagnant, so today we acknowledge some of the sillier rungs up their ladder of progress.
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![KFC bath bombs KFC x VILLAGE VONGUARD - dock - GRACKED.COM In 2017, KFC Japan offered bath bombs that would make your skin smell just like the decadent fried flesh offered by your favorite poultry murder syndicate.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/4/1041054.jpg)
![McDonald's delivery trucks in the UK run on grease from McDonald's fryers. through traffic - follow the freshness, M That's been the case for more than a decade, and it's thanks to grease recovery units (GRUs) installed at every UK McDonald's restaurant. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/5/1041055.jpg)
![Krispy Kreme (accidentally) supports the Klan COLOURING TUESDAY 18th February, 12:00pm - 5.00pm KKK WEDNESDAY CRACKED.COM In 2015, a Krispy Kreme location in the UK planned a week of fun family events, including a Wednesday dedicated to the unfortunately named Krispy Kreme Klub.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/3/1041053.jpg)
![In Hong Kong, McDonald's has an upscale restaurant called McDonald's Next. The color scheme is black and white, the decor is glass and metal, and there's even table service in the evening. But they offer all the usual menu items. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/2/1041052.jpg)
![A gigantic dartboard for space debris Free TACO Here! CRACKED.COM When a Russian space station was set to crash back to Earth in 2001, KFC went and made a gigantic target in the Pacific Ocean, and promised free tacos for the entire planet if any of the debris fell onto it. (None did).](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/1/1041051.jpg)
![McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sandwich had its own, awkward mascot back in the '70s. Phil A.O'Fish says: For a surprisingly good taste... M TM The mascot was called Phil А. O'Fish, and it lasted one year --1976. Apparently, it was such a dud, it got replaced by a new campaign super quick. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/0/1041050.jpg)
![BURGER KING'S HORSE MEAT BURGER KING TM CRACKED.COM In 2013, European meat suppliers were caught mixing horse meat with beef. The top company involved was Burger King, and after trace amounts of horse meat were found in their supply chain, they immediately switched suppliers.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/9/1041049.jpg)
![PINK SLIME CRACKED COM In 2011, Jamie Oliver told us about fast food's leftover beef trimmings treated with ammonium hydroxide, or Pink Slime. The industry lost $400 million in sales, shut down 3 plants, and McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger King announced they no longer use pink slime, but the product has been making a comeback in recent years.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/8/1041048.jpg)
![CHIPOTLE Е. coli OUTBREAKS CHIPOTLE E-COLI MEXICAN GRILL CRACKED.COM In 2007, Kansas City University food safety professor Dr. Douglas Powell warned that Chipotle was a ticking time bomb for a food borne illness outbreak. Не was proven right in 2015 when 55 people contracted Е. coli, and 21 were hospitalized.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/7/1041047.jpg)
![CRACKED KFC'S FASHION LINE. During British Fashion Week, designer Katie Eary and her team of 100 designers completed KFC's challenge to create a number of original garments in 1 hour. It was aimed at promoting their new KFC Ricebox.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/6/1041046.jpg)
![CRACKED MCDONALD'S VR HEADSETS. Promoting it as a VR headset, McDonald's in Sweden had kids re-fold their Happy Meal box, put an iPhone inside of it, and view it with the kit's plastic lenses.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/4/1041044.jpg)
![CRACKED KFC OFFERS FREE WIFI TO STUDENTS WHO PASS A TEST. ... adidas Wi-Fi KFC Geografie Cum se numette peninsula & OZ care se situear) Norvegia? Will rie räspunsul nici conecteaz vreau raspunsul After only 40% of Romanian high school students passed the baccalaureate exam, KFC launched the 'WiFi Test Campaign' to reward kids who studied. For every 1 of the 1,600 questions answered correctly, they got 1 hour of free WiFi.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/5/1041045.jpg)
![CRACKED CARL'S JR. ROBOTS. ...... Swapping servers for robots, tablets, and automated cubbies, Carl's Jr. CEO Andy Puzder said, The robots are always polite, always upsell, never take vacation, never show up late, there's never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/3/1041043.jpg)
![CRACKED KFC'S CANDLE-LIT TABLE SERVICE. For Valentine's Day in 2016, a UK KFC offered date-night table service with flowers, linen napkins, and a silver candelabra. A soft drink sommelier even helped couples pair the perfect soda for their chosen meal.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/2/1041042.jpg)
![CRACKED MCDONALD'S MP3 PLAYERS. CRAZY FROS GHLANDO - Month No. McDonald's got in on the MP3 craze of the early 2000s with MP3 players in Happy Meals. It was basically cheap plastic shells that played one low quality popular song from Britney Spears and others.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/1/1041041.jpg)
![Subway has the most locations of any fast food chain. SUBWAY REGUES OPEN ga SUB DAT With 43,800 stores in 110 countries, it beats out McDonald's and Starbucks. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/0/1041040.jpg)
![The swirl on top of Dairy Queen's ice cream is trademarked. As a former DQ employee, I can testify there's an artform to get it looking nice. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/9/1041039.jpg)
![There's a McDonald's in Guantanamo Bay. TOWN McDonald's BILLIONS AND BILLIONS SERVED oDonald's DRIVE-THRU Yup, that military base. There's also a bowling alley, a kickball league, and a water slide. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/8/1041038.jpg)
![The Noid caused a hostage crisis N PIZZA CRACKED.COM Domino's recently brought back The Noid, hoping we'd all forgotten that time in 1989 when a paranoid man, surnamed Noid, took two Domino's employees hostage because he thought the tagline avoid the Noid! was directed at him.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/7/1041037.jpg)
![Sweden has a ski-through McDonald's Donald's A ski resort has a McDonald's you can ski right up to. How very Swedish of them. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/6/1041036.jpg)
![1 in 6 American workers has worked at McDonald's SVIII Each year, they hire about a million people. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/5/1041035.jpg)
![Shaq owns 155 Five Guys Burgers and 17 Auntie Annie's Pretzels. FIVE GUYS and RE SHAME TE FIVE GUYS F BT + GF CARD DO NOT DIST That's more than 10% of the Five Guys in the United States. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/4/1041034.jpg)
![White Castle is the oldest fast-food burger chain, originating in 1921 White Castle WhiteChoile.com el Castle Save Uran The company's assembly line style food preparation helped to lead the the entire fast food industry. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/3/1041033.jpg)
![CRACKED CHICK-FIL-A'S INVITE-ONLY VIP ACCESS. In this exclusive food loyalty program, top eaters were given VIP status and a black card, which gave them free meals, backstage tours to locations, and getaway trips.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/2/1041032.jpg)
![CRACKED BURGER KING'S DEADLY POKEBALLS. BIG KiDS DIC M Charltard To promote 1999's Pokemon: The First Movie, every kids' meal came with a Pokemon figurine in its own Pokeball. The detachable pieces formed airtight seals around children's noses and mouths, and actually killed two small children.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/0/1041030.jpg)
![CRACKED MCDONALD'S PEDOMETERS. STEP-iT STEP-IT STEP-iT STEP-iT STEP-iT STEP-iT These Step It pedometers found in Happy Meals were a feeble attempt to prove McDonald's cares about health. Maybe they just needed proof that kids don't care about their step or calorie count.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/9/1041029.jpg)
![CRACKED BURGER KING'S CHATBOT. MAKE IL a mear? YES! Burger King bot BURGER 0 people like this KING NO Food/Beverages 12:16 PM Welcome to the BURGER KING® URGER ING restaurants! BURE KIN You selected Whopper Combo Meal select location Type a message... hello In an attempt to connect with young consumers, BK's Facebook Messenger Bot is an Al chatbot that consumers could order from. Taco Bell got in on it with a TacoBot that took orders via the Slack chat app.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/1/1041031.jpg)
![CRACKED TGI FRIDAYS' MOBILE MISTLETOE DRONE. In December 2014, a mobile mistletoe drone hovered over patrons to initiate make outs in exchange for prizes. During a demonstration in Brooklyn, a photographer got hit in the face, causing cuts to her chin and the end of her nose to be chipped off.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/8/1041028.jpg)
![CRACKED KFC'S EDIBLE CHICKEN-FLAVORED NAIL POLISH. FTS FINGER LICKIN ITS FINGER GOOD и LICKIN GOOD DI Two flavors, Original Recipe and a bright orange Hot and Spicy, were introduced in 2016. To accentuate their finger lickin' good slogan, they instructed celebrities, bloggers, and social media stars in Hong Kong to lick their freshly painted nails.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/7/1041027.jpg)
![CRACKED THE MCDONALD'S MCCRISPY ULTIMATE GAMING CHAIR. McC M McCr ру 1 M Hebby COMING McC g SOON McCany 19.10.22 Mc Mc M McC py McCrisp apy Mc ispy McD TU McCr ру :eny McCrispy Snack and play simultaneously with grease-proof leather, a burger warmer, pillows for your neck and lower back, and two modular armrest extensions for holding your burger.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/6/1041026.jpg)
![BURGER KING PERFUME Are you trying to be appealing to people who are sexually into hamburgers? Then you should wear Burger King's Flame perfume, which literally smells like a Whopper. FLAME. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/5/1041025.jpg)
![Checkers Drive-In said its 99c burgers were fuel for human hi-performance. In the '90s, Checkers had an animated campaign with Fast and the Furious-type racers in an apocalyptic wasteland, who murdered each other for Checkers burgers. When they ate one, the hi-performance human fuel gauge in their car would jump to full. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/4/1041024.jpg)
![For Subway, choosing sandwich toppings is as wild as anything. MAKE IT EPIC. Don't either Their Make it what you want ad shows people playing music in the back of a pickup, standing on a moving motorcycle, skating over fire, and way more. All to promote being able to choose what goes in your sandwich. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/3/1041023.jpg)