29 Crisp, Refreshing, Highly Caloric Facts About Fast Food

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29 Crisp, Refreshing, Highly Caloric Facts About Fast Food
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You know, giving this a read before lunch could really help get that appetite going. And just because this list is about fast food, that doesn’t mean you have to get fast food. These facts about juicy, cheesy, sauce-covered foods can prime you for a hearty salad if you’re the responsible type. 

No judgment either way. And hey, if you go the not-so-healthy route, at least you can take comfort in knowing that your brain will get its fill of tidbit nutrients right here. 

America’s Burger Obsession

Every year, Americans eat around 14 billion HAMBURGERS That is more than 440 burgers every single second. CRACKED

Zac Efron Loves In-N-Out Burger

Celebrities' Favorite Foods Zac Efron In-N-Out Burger While he tends to eat clean and work out regularly to keep his stomach and abs tight, Efron will sometimes wolf down a Double-Double, a shake, and some animal fries just to keep him in his happy place. CRACKED.COM

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

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Taco Bell’s Seafood Salad

Taco Bell's Seafood Salad To compete with the Filet-O-Fish, Taco Bell introduced a seafood salad in the 1980s. Unsurprisingly, it was a complete flop. Salad AND seafood? From Taco Bell? Hard pass. CRACKED.COM

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Burger King’s Bacon Sundae

Burger King's Bacon Sundae Burger King has not earned our trust with ice cream, let alone experimental ice cream. It was only available for the summer of 2012, a simpler time when bacon was trendy. CRACKED.COM

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Subway’s ‘Chicken’

CRACKED SUBWAY'S CHICKEN IS HALF THE CHICKEN IT USED TO BE. In 2017, the CBC revealed that chicken from Canadian Subways consists of just 50% chicken DNA. According to the study, the remaining 50% is made of soy fillers.

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Deep Dish Pizza Origins

In 1943. someone at Pizzeria Uno in Illinois thought of making a pizza using a cake mold. They filled it up with all the toppings and sauce, and that's how the DEEP DISH PIZZA we know (and love?) was born. CRACKED

The VIP Burger King Card

12 people have a VIP Burger King unlimited food card. BURG KING Crown Cardholders include George Lucas, Jennifer Hudson (who worked at Burger King before she was famous), Greg Garcia, Jay Leno, and Robert Downey Jr. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Burger King’s Chatbot

CRACKED BURGER KING'S CHATBOT. MAKE IL a mean YES! Burger King bot BURGER 0 people like this KING NO Food/Beverages 12:16 PM Welcome to the BURGER KING® URGER ING restaurants! KING BURC KIN You selected Whopper® Combo Meal select location KING 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.

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Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

Popeye's CRACKED.COM Chicken Sandwich 700 calories = There are few things better in this life than Popeye's Spicy Chicken Sandwich, but 14 pieces of their Chicken Nuggets is equal in calories.

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The Origins of the French Fry

Both Belgium and France stake a claim to the fry. CRACKED.COM Belgian lore says when a river froze over in the 17th Century, they fried pota- toes instead of fish. The French claim fried pota- toes were served by push- cart vendors the following century.

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Boycott Taco Bell!

Speak ad slogans, boy! Say yo quiero TACO BELL CRACKED.COM This version of the Yo Quiero chihuahua toy portrayed him as a revolutionary, complete with Che Guevara beret, leading to newspaper headlines like Latino Leader Calls For Taco Bell Boycott. Viva Gorditas!

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Little Big Burger

TELL US NOW. LITTLE BIG BURGER PORTLAND, Big OR >rger Local ingredients, a solid and affordable menu with a rotating seasonal special, root beer floats, and best of all, TRUFFLE FRIES, shares Christine C. CRACKED.COM

Pizza Hut’s Original Mascot

PIZZA HUT Pinza Pizza ut Hut. 1960's Pete CRACKEDOOM The apron-wearing Pizza Pete was made back when character design for any restaurant mascot was just an Italian man in his 50's. Pete's design was characterized by his sleeveless checkered shirt, a bad comb over, a cowboy hat that never makes

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Burger King’s Italian Chicken Sandwich

TELL US NOW. ITALIAN CHICKEN SANDWICH BURGER KING BK Chloesha F. misses the item that debuted in 1988, alongside a French and American Chicken Sandwic

The Burger Chef Murders

Speedway, Indiana - The Burger Chef murders - One of the strangest cases in the US, the murders of four young employees of the restaurant chain back i
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The Black Jack Taco

Taco Bell's Black Jack Taco NEW! BLACKJACK TACO 89 C The taco was not particularly notable aside from its black shell. Unfortunately,t the shell had the unfortunate side effect of turning your poo green. Not a fun surprise. CRACKED.GOM

The Colors Red and Yellow

GRIOY The combination of red and yellow stimulates hunger. Pa BURGER Hut KING McDonald's Hardee's CHARBROILY Johnny WenDy's Rocketo TACO OLD FASHIONED

Burger King in Europe

Burger King's Chili Cheese Nuggetso Just libe your regular chicken nuggets, but filled with warm savory chili cheeseo Only available in Europe. Sadly.

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