Top 10 INCREDIBLE Fast Food Facts You Didn't Know...What did you eat?

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Find out the INCREDIBLE history of your favorite fast food restaurants, such as McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, El Pollo Loco, and more! Learn facts such as the drive-thru window came about, and what these fascinating restaurants intend for the future! Find out what fast food restaurant Jeff Bezos started HIS career at!

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As the old saying goes, you are what you eat…Uh oh!
From Egg McMuffins to the first drive through window. Fast food is an integral part of today’s culture. Stay tuned till number 1 to find out how many centuries ago fast-food restaurants first started making their mark on the world.
10. Founding Fathers
The story of the Founding Fathers of the United States is something that we are all taught as children in school. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton risked their lives to create the United States of America and are recognized today as the heroes they are. Just as recognizable, however, whether that’s fair or not, are the founders of some of America’s favorite fast-food restaurants. John Hancock gave us the Declaration of Independence, but unfortunately, he never gave us a side of fries and a Coke with it.
Any discussion about fast-food founders has to start with the Colonel himself, Harland Sanders. Before becoming the face and creator of Kentucky Fried Chicken, young Sanders dropped out of school at age 12 and ran away from home at 13. Eventually, he became an attorney but was ultimately disbarred after fist fighting a client in open court. This would not be Sanders’ last time in front of a judge however as he would end up shooting a man in self-defense for defacing a sign for a Shell station he was operating. After his charges were dropped, Harland Sanders realized his potential when he turned his gas station into a local restaurant where he perfected his famous 11 herbs and spices original recipe. Despite establishing 600 KFC franchise locations in less than 10 years, the Colonel was broke and forced to sell the chicken eatery for $2 million while staying on as the face of the company and brand.
Before selling the fast-food chain in 1964, Colonel Sanders came across another future restaurant founder who would ultimately help KFC become the massive company it is today with 18,000 locations worldwide. Who was that man, you ask? Dave Thomas. That’s right, the guy who created Wendy’s.
After serving in the Korean War and becoming a cook, Thomas met Sanders during KFC’s expansion into Indiana. An eventual franchise owner, Thomas helped Sanders improve the brand by simplifying the menu and suggesting that Sanders appear in the commercials himself. Thomas eventually sold his share in 4 franchise stores he owned for $1.5 Million in order to open his own hamburger restaurant. Named after his daughter Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas, the restaurant was based on old-fashioned hamburgers and classic shakes. The first restaurant was opened in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio and became known for the eye-catching square burger patties, which was implemented by Thomas himself so customers “could see the quality of the meat”. Today Wendy’s is the 3rd-largest hamburger restaurant chain with 6,500 locations in 30 countries.
Despite both Harland Sanders and Dave Thomas serving in the military, neither man reached the rank of Colonel. However, both men have been awarded as Honorary Kentucky Colonels by the Governor of the state. Altogether both men appeared in over 1,000 commercials.
Technically that’s 1,000 more than George Washington and John Adams combined.
9. Can You Hear Me Now
Once called the “greatest invention in the history of mankind” by this videos author, the drive-thru has helped modernize the restaurant industry overall and changes our perception of fast-food.
Before the idea of the drive-thru was thought up, many restaurants depended on sit down business or customers eating their dinner via car hops. This required a lot of time and resources for many restaurants and ran many out of business, including the early businesses run by the McDonald Brothers. It wasn’t until 1947 that the world’s first drive-thru was created by Sheldon Chaney of Red’s Giant Hamburg. The hamburger restaurant, which was named Hamburg because Chaney ran out of room on his giant sign, had crafted the design after customers began going to faster competitors. The idea was a major hit and was soon being copied all over the country. While this would seem like a simple idea today, keep in mind the man who thought of it also attached magnets to his soda fountain machine to magically enhance the flavor…this is who revolutionized the fast-food industry.