31 Crusty, Congealed Bits of Trivia About Fast Food We Found at the Bottom of the Bag

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31 Crusty, Congealed Bits of Trivia About Fast Food We Found at the Bottom of the Bag
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The Doritos Pizza

Doritos Pizza PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM They nearly out-pizza'd their own hut by placing Dorito shards around the perimeter of their 'za, like a crown of thorns. Lest you think they didn't go big enough, they also stuffed the crust with that boldest of cheeses: mozzarella.

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold and Kumar were originally written to go to Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme didn't want to be associated with the movie, but White Castle took the risk. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Domino’s/Papa John's Rivalry

Domino's managers allegedly burned down a nearby Papa John's In 2011, two Domino's managers were arrested for arson after their competition burned down. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Ski-Through McDonald's

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

KFC Japan

KFC offers a popular Christmas meal package in Japan Kentucky Christmas It's so popular they recommend ordering two months in advance. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Chick-fil-A’s Lemon Usage

Chick-fil-A buys more Sunkist lemons than anyone else They use over 250 million lemons per year. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Number of Cows It Takes to Make A McDonald’s Burger

Your McDonald's burger has parts from over 100 cows That's a lot of cows in your mouth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

McDonald’s Employees

1 in 6 American workers has worked at McDonald's SVIII Each year, they hire about a million people. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Cinnabon

Cinnabon cooks rolls every 30 minutes to lure you in with scent GINNABON WORLD FAMOUS CINNAMON ROLLS INKLENJEANS COSTE EVE MA RS Some stores heat up trays of cinnamon and sugar for the aroma. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Ninja Burger

Ninja Burger BURGER KING NIN BURGE CRACKED.COM BK has tried several different black burgs in different parts of the world, with various ingredients dyed black with bamboo charcoal and squid ink. One version includes an oversized, floppy strip of meat to simulate the tongue of a popular anime ninja.

Dairy Queen’s Soft-Serve Ice Cream

Dairy Queen sells soft-serve, not ice cream. Day Queen To meet the definition of ice cream, the butterfat content needs to be 10%. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Chick-fil-A Earnings

Chick-fil-A makes more per store than McDonald's, Starbucks, and Subway Combined All that, and it's closed on Sunday. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

NASA and Taco Bell

NASA's shuttle crew used Taco Bell tortillas because they had a nine-month shelf life. 12 Flour TORTILLAS For Soft Tacos TACO BELL Because it was easier for astronauts to roll up food, NASA replaced bread with tortillas. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Burger King’s ‘Where’s Herb?’ Campaign

Burger King's Where's Herb? ad campaign led to a 40% drop in sales. URGER ING The $40 million campaign rewarded customers who spotted a character named Herb who had never had ВК. Other chains flipped the narrative, pointing out that Herb must have been going to their businesses instead. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

McDonald’s Barbecue

McDonald's 1940 HAMBURGERS - McDonald's BY aged CRACKED.COM Beginning as McDonald's Barbeque, the owners quickly realized hamburgers were outselling the BBQ at the drive-in restaurant.

Early Starbucks

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.

McDonald’s Delivery Trucks

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

Burger King’s Dinner Baskets

Dinner Baskets turned fast food workers into waiters. BURG KING CRACKED.COM In 1992, Burger King introduced an option to make their overworked staff deliver your meal right to your face and all but baby-bird it to ya.

McDonald’s No-Women Hiring Policy

McDonald's had a no women hiring policy until the late '60s. Even then, the owner demanded female employees be flat-chested and not work the grill since they didn't have the stamina for intense labor. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Number of Subway Locations

Subway has the most locations of any fast food chain. SUBWAY REGUTER OPEN UNA go SUB ma With 43,800 stores in 110 countries, it beats out McDonald's and Starbucks. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas regretted naming Wendy's after his daughter. Не said, I should've just named it after myself, because it put a lot of pressure on . NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Pizza Hut

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.

The Pizza Hut App Savior

A woman being held hostage used the Pizza Hut app in order to receive help. $0.00 THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER TOWN - and DELIVERY TRACKER WERE MAKING YOUR ORDER for MIC THE 200M IDUESTINE 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

The Most Decorated Food Scientist of All Time

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

Hot Dog Pizza Bites

Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Bites Pizza Sure, hot dogs and pizza are good on their own, but Pizza Hut made sure to prove you can have too much of a good thing. The hot dog crust pizza came with a side of mustard and pretzel version. CRACKED.COM

The Cheeseburger Stuffed Crust

Cheeseburger- Stuffed Crust PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM This was simply a pizza surrounded by sliders. It's the most American food innovation since American cheese, and yet it's only ever been available in the Middle East and the UK.

Edible Nail Polish

Edible nail polish KFC TS FINGER LICKIN ENNER GOOD TCKIN GOOD CRACKED.COM In 2016, KFC dropped two flavors of edible nail polish in Hong Kong. The BBC did a taste test, and found Hot t & Spicy to be more translucent than advertised, and Original Recipe to be straight-up green. Both bottles recommended not saving their goop for multiple uses.

The McHotDog

The McHotDog danced on Ray Kroc's grave. hot dog bo CRACKED COM Even though the Krocs started off in the hot dog biz, Ray Kroc later refused to sell them at McDonalds because he couldn't be sure the meat was high enough quality. Turns out: Americans don't really care about the quality of their speedy meats!

The Bell Beefer

The Bell Beefer was a sloppy Joe. CRACKED.COM Look, Taco Bell is great at coming up with exciting new ways to funnel ground beef down our necks. But horking down something called a beefer is where Americans draw the line.

The Priazzo

The Priazzo was uncookably thick deep-dish pizza. CRACKED.COM Pizza Hut threw an Italian-sounding name on a casserole that was so thick, it took longer to cook than anyone was willing to wait for it.

The Hula Burger

McDonald's Hula Burger The hula burger was a cheeseburger minus the burger, plus grilled pineapple. Made to appeal to Catholics abstainning during Lent, it failed miserably where Filet-O-Fish succeeded. CRACKED.COM

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