31 Fast-Food Facts We Probably Left in the Deep Fryer a Bit Too Long

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31 Fast-Food Facts We Probably Left in the Deep Fryer a Bit Too Long

It’s a game of seconds here in the world of fast food. That’s why we tried to make these facts as tight as possible. You pull up to our drive-thru window, get these up in your brain and then drive off to whatever else you have on the go today. 

The best part is that lunchtime facts don’t give you those afternoon sleepies. If anything, they’ll put a little pep in your step.

Where's Herb?

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

Pizza Hut’s Kale Bill

Before 2012, Pizza Hut was the largest purchaser of kale in the U.S. They only used it for garnish around salad bars. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Left-Handed Whoppers

In 1998 for April Fools', Burger King took out a full-page ad announcing a Left-Handed Whopper. - - - 200 I - - - - - Burger King introduces the left-handed Whopper. adidas - of ist dated value and - bayer NONE - - who may - - - - - I'm - They claimed the condiments were rotated 180 angles to suit left-handed people. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Taco Bell in Space

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

Pizza Hut

A woman being held hostage used the Pizza Hut app in order to receive help. 50.00 THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER TOCKY - and DELIVERY TRACKER 5 WE'RE MAKING YOUR ORDER - MIC et 2004 BASK 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

Chick-fil-A’s Bottom Line

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

Dairy Queen Soft Serve

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

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.

Double Down Dog

Double Down Dog KFC KFC DOUBLE DOWN WARNING OUTRAGEOUS Y DOG CRACKED.COM KFC shook us to our very core in 2010 when they first announced the Double Down as an April Fools joke, then sold it for real less than two weeks later. Then, in 2015, while the meat-eating public was still reeling from whiplash, they unleashed this hot dog version upon the good people of the Phillipines.

Gracoro Burger

Gracoro Burger MCDONALD'S CRACKED.COM McDonald's Japan once offered this deep-fried dollop of macaroni, shrimp, and white sauce.

Mac ‘n’ Cheetos

Mac 'n' Cheetos BURGER KING Mac. Cheetos CRACKED.COM These were cheese puff-shaped tubules of macaroni and cheese, coated in a skin of Cheetos crumbs -- regular, or Flamin' Hot, for the Cheetoisseur.

Dave Thomas

Before founding Wendy's, Dave Thomas used to work for KFC Colonel Sanders used to mentor Thomas. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Cinnabon

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

Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee

Dunkin Donut discards coffee not used within 18 minutes DUNKIN' DRIVE THRU DONUTS 889 Or at least that's what their press kit claims. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

IHOP

IHOP supposedly uses pancake batter in their omlettes IHOP It makes them fluffier. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Working at McDonald’s

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

McDonald’s Burgers

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

Outback Steakhouse

There's nothing Australian about Outback Steakhouse LOUTBACK STEAKHOUSE Let Go this Wodnesday with - Mixed Grills The owners intentionally didn't visit Australia so they wouldn't be influenced by its food. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Chick-fil-A

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

KFC’s Christmas Meal Package

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

Hungry Jack’s

Burger King is Hungry Jack's in Australia HUNGRY JACK'S HUNGRY JACK'S HUNGRY JACKS HUNGRY JACKS Burger King was already trademarked in Australia when ВК tried to move into the market. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Swedish Ski-Thru 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

Dairy Queens in Texas

Dairy Queens in Texas have a different menu Dairy Queen Dairy Queen Some Texas-specific products include the Hungr-Buster and the Dude Chick'n Fried Steak Sandwich. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Domino’s

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

Krispy Kreme

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

Cheeseburger-Stuffed Crust

Cheeseburger- Stuffed Crust PIZZA HUT GRACKED.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.

Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt

Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt FRIENDLY'S CRACKED.COM Friendly's rested on their laurels after inventing the clown-shaped ice cream sundae - until 2010, when they decided to bookend their, frankly, already generous hamburgers with two grilled cheese sandwiches.

The McAfrika

The McAfrika MCDONALD'S McAfrika CRACKED.COM In 2002, McDonald's Norway took some heat for dropping their unfortunately named, pita-based BLT right smack dab in the middle of a massive famine in Africa.

Waffle Taco

Waffle Taco TACO BELL CRACKED.COM In 2014, Taco Bell disrupted the wet hot American breakfast scene with a waffle, your choice of sausage or bacon, and a haphazard ice cream scoop of egg.

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.

Edible Nail Polish

Edible nail polish KFC TS FINGER LICKIN BENGER 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.

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