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36 Trivia Tidbits About Fast Food

June 02, 2024

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Chipotle 1993 Chipolle CINEMA GRAPHICS THE ULTIMATE POSTER SHOP CRACKED COM GOILL Steve Ells was working as a chef when he opened a burrito stand as a low-risk investment to support his dream of a full-scale restaurant. Не got a loan of $80,000 from his dad. — Source

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Dunkin' 1948 Dunkin Donuto ORIGINAL DUNKIN' LOCATION - ESTABLISHED 1950 CRACKED.COM William Rosenberg opened a donut shop originally called Open Kettle. Donuts were five cents while coffee was 10 cents. — Source

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Pizza Hut 1958 PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM Brothers Frank and Dan Carney borrowed $600 from their mom to open a pizzeria. They came up with the name Pizza Hut because their sign only had room for 8 letters. — Source

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Dairy Queen’s Origins

Dairy Queen 1940 DAIRY QUEEN CRACKED.COM In 1938, to test a new soft serve technology, Sherb Noble of Sherb's ran a deal of all-you-can-eat ice cream for 10 cents. In 1940, Noble opened a Dairy Queen, that specialized in soft-serve. — Source

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Starbucks 1971 CRACKED.COM The three founders were college friends who were instructed how to roast by Peet's Coffee and Tea founder. The company's name was picked out from Moby Dick...it almost was named Pequod. — Source

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Burger King 1953 CRACKED.COM Inspired by McDonald's, the founders bought the rights to the Insta-Broiler, a special grill, which inspired their resturaunt's name Insta-Burger King. It was franchised the following year. — Source

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Subway 1965 *Petes SUBWAY Ril KITCHEN CRACKED.COM Fred DeLuca was 17-years-old when his family friend Dr. Peter Buck gave him a $1000 loan to open a sandwich shop to help fund his college. It was originally called Pete's Submarines. — Source

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Houston Police

Houston Police used Whataburger order numbers to mark crime scenes. WHATABURGER WHATABURGER. 67 33 They were told to stop in 2017 after an image went viral. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a Starbucks in the CIA Headquarters. For the safety of the officers, baristas don't use or write down customers' names. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Arby’s

Arby's is a play on RB for Raffel Brothers, the founders. Arby's ROAST Beer Sandwich IS DELICIOUS Arby's Leroy and Forrest Raffel almost named it Big Tex. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the '70s, the Filet-0-Fish briefly had a mascot. PhilA.O'Fish TM says: For a surprisingly good taste... M TM His name? Phil А. O'Fish, of course. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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McDonald's UK delivery trucks are fueled by grease from their stores. M McDonald's They've been doing it since 2007. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the '60s, McDonald's was going to abandon their famous arches but... McDonald's Restaurant McDonald's McDonald's on KOREA 201 a design consultant told them to keep them as Freudian symbol of a pair of nourishing breasts. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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A woman being held hostage used the Pizza Hut app in order to receive help. $0.00 THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER THE - adidas DELIVERY TRACKER WERE MAKING YOUR ORDER - MIC the 2004 MADE QUASTIC When her captor let her use a phone to order a pizza, she included Please help. Get 911 to me in the comments. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tom Ryan

Every waist-expanding fast food item we love is thanks to a food scientist named Tom Ryan. Не invented Jif Peanut Butter, Pizza Hut's dou- ble-stuffed pizza, the Mc- Griddle, McDonald's fruit & yogurt parfait, Smashburg- er, the Meat-lovers Pizza and McDonald's entire Dol- lar Menu. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake was paid $6 million to sing the I'm Lovin' It jingle M i'm lovin' it™ Timberlake recorded the McDonald's jingle expanded into a full song, written by Pharrell Williams. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Arby’s

Arby's bought Dunkin for $11.3 billion ROAST Beer Sandwich IS DELICIOUS Arby's Several years prior, Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.9 billion. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Colonel Sanders wore only white suits for the last 20 years of his life. The KFC spokesperson's trademark white suit sold for $21,510 at an auction in 2013. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas received his high school diploma when he was 60 years old The very successful Wendy's founder returned to school after dropping out 45 years prior and was voted Most Likely to Succeed in his 1993 graduating class. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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McDonald's is only in four African countries McDonald's M McDonald's If you find yourself in Africa craving a Big Mac, you'll have to go to Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, or Tunisia. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dave Thomas appeared in more than 800 commercials Wendy's founder became a household name through the longest-running campaign. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In-N-Out managers make $160,000 per year IN-N-OUT BURGER Of all large fast food chains, In-N-Out is believed to have the best wages and benefits. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The lady who claimed to find a finger in her Wendy's chili was sentenced to 9 years in prison Anna Aayala was released after four years on good behavior. She apologized to the food chain for the attempted scam. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Lynsi Snyder became the sole owner/heiress of In-N-Out on her 35th birthday. IN-N-OUT BURGER She has been the target of at least two attempted kidnappings so she tries to stay out of public eye for her family's safety. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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White Castle is the oldest fast-food burger chain, originating in 1921 White Castle WhiteChotte.com el Castle Save Uron The company's assembly line style food preparation helped to lead the the entire fast food industry. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Shaq owns 155 Five Guys Burgers and 17 Auntie Annie's Pretzels. FIVE GUYS HERBERA and RE SHAME TE FIVE GUYS E BUY L GET CARD - NOT ENTER That's more than 10% of the Five Guys in the United States. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Burger King

Burger King issued a recall of 25 million Pokemon balls. After two deaths, Burger King offered a small fry in exchange for anyone who would return the kid's toy. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dairy Queen can't legally call its product ice cream because it's only 5% buttercream. DAIRY QUEEN To be categorized as ice cream, it must have 10% butterfat, so they refer to it as soft serve instead. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There are more U.S. museums than there are Starbucks and McDonalds - combined LOCANSES McDonald's SPEEDER SERVICE SYSTEM HAMBURGERS We have Sold OVER 1 MILLION McDonald's There are around 11,000 Starbucks and 14,000 McDonald's locations in the U.S., compared to 35,000 museums. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Hula Burger

MCDONALD'S released the HULA BURGER. M It consisted of PINEAPPLE between 2 cheese slices. It was introduced as a meat alternative for Catholics that could not eat red meat on Fridays. Ultimately, it was a terrible idea and the Filet-O-Fish was popularized. CRACKED.COM — Source

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PJs

CRACKED.COM McDonald's launched a fashion line. In 2015, McDonald's launched a Big Mac clothing line in a fashion show in Sweden. The line included clothing, wallpapers, bed sheets, and even a dog coat. — Source

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For one day in 2015, Burger King rolled out a fragrance called Flame-Grilled, for customers in Japan. It cost around $42, and reportedly BURGER KING smelled like cumin and onions. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2002, McDonald's Norway released the M MCAFRIKA. It was a McAfrika DISASTER. It came at Fra kr. 32,- a time when many African countries were facing MASS FAMINE. Following a backlash, McDonald's allowed some locations to have donation boxes for humanitarian efforts. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Burger King’s Red Burgers

In 2015, Burger King Japan introduced special, limited edition red burgers. Aka Samurai Chicken and Aka Samurai Beef were served on a red bun (colored with tomato powder) with a slice of red cheese and a special ANGRY Sauce made from miso paste and chili. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Burger King

Burger King once released the Windows 7 Whopper in Japan to promote the release of Windows 7. 10.22 Windows 7 -- It's your Windows7 regular Whopper, but WHOPPER with seven beef patties. The first 30 burgers cost -- Y777, and the rest of them cost Y1450. **** 130 BURGER 10/220~ 10/280 777 ! KING CRACKED COM — Source

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Buffalo Latte

If you like Buffalo wings, you'll love Tim Hortons' Buffalo Latte (or maybe not). BUFFALO LATTE Tim Horto Est. The AL two select Buffale, NY restaurants - Who supples TALE adidas - adidas Cream MAC Degree E INDAZ Main WWC Adidas 200m This refreshing beverage is infused with Buffalo sauce flavor and seasoning. It is only available in select Tim Hortons Restaurants in Buffalo, New York. CRACKED COM — Source

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