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1. Mcdonald's original menu item staple was HOT DOGS not hamburgers! Weird, right?
2. There are more McDonald's in the US than (gulp) hospitals. But there are more libraries in the US than McDonald's so go grab a book, people.
3. McNuggets are available in four distinct shapes — bell, boot, ball, and bone. They're given their specific ~lewk~ by being pressed out of a cookie cutter, and are shaped similarly in order to make sure that they'll all cook the same.
4. The fast food giant sells around 75 hamburgers PER SECOND. Per second, ya'll.
5. That super-catchy, mega-annoying "I'm Lovin' It" jingle was written by Pharell and recorded by Justin Timberlake.
6. In case you were wondering, you can get married at McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong. For $1,200 you'll get invites, balloon wedding rings (whatever those are), a bridal bouquet, and your very own emcee for the day.
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7. More people recognize the McDonald's logo than the cross, according to a 1995 survey of 7,000 people in six countries. That's ... really something.
8. The cult fave McRib sandwich has more than 70 ingredients, but it's mainly made of tripe, heart, and scalded stomach. DELICIOUS.
9. The company came up with the McRib after they sold so many McNuggets that they caused an actual poultry shortage in the US.
10. And they invented the Filet-O-Fish after a franchise owner in a super Catholic town in Ohio realized that a lot of people gave up hamburgers for Lent. McDonald's founder Ray Kroc initially wanted to replace the hamburger with a Hula Burger — a piece of pineapple covered with cheese — instead. EW.
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