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Taco Bell has failed twice to expand…

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020Weirdo

Taco Bell has failed twice to expand their operations to Mexico. In 1992, Mexican customers found their tacos too expensive, and in 2010 their expansion restaurant closed because customers were unfamiliar with the menu items.

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White Castle was the country’s…

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020Weirdo

White Castle was the country’s first fast food chain when it opened in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Today Wichita doesn’t have any. There hasn’t been one there since 1938.

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There are at least 3 companies operating…

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020Weirdo

There are at least 3 companies operating under some form of the name WHATABURGER or What-A-Burger. There is the Texas based company, Virginia based, and a third based in the Carolinas. They sued each other in the early 2000’s and a result of the lawsuits was that all 3 could keep using the name.

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Director/producer Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl) …

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020Weirdo

Director/producer Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl) worked at Burger King to collect funny stories during a writer’s strike. He was given 1 of 12 known special Burger King Crown Cards that give people like Robert Downey Jr, Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Hudson. and Jay Leno unlimited free food for life.

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In the 1930s Bob Wian had a cushy…

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020Weirdo

In the 1930s Bob Wian had a cushy job managing a restaurant but felt he didn’t know the business fully. So he quit, got jobs as a dishwasher, fry cook, and then counter help. With that experience he started Bob’s Big Boy, invented the double decker burger, and became hugely successful.

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in 2012, pranksters posted flyers falsely claiming…

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020Weirdo

In 2012, pranksters posted flyers falsely claiming a Taco Bell would be opening in their small Alaskan city of 6,000. When Taco Bell discovered this, they shipped in the ingredients for 10,000 tacos.

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A fire destroyed several buildings…

September 6, 2020Weirdo

A fire destroyed several buildings, but left a Carl’s Jr. unscathed. The Carl’s Jr. employees began making 165 burgers for the firemen, but the heat from the grilling meat caught the restaurant on fire.

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Where’s Herb?

September 2, 2020Weirdo

Burger King launched a $40 million ad campaign in November 1985 called “Where’s Herb?” The idea was to find a character named Herb who’d never been to BK. Other chains pointed out that if Herb wasn’t at BK, it meant he probably liked other chains’ burgers more. Burger King profits fell 40% in 1986.

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Since 2007, all of McDonald’s delivery…

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020Weirdo

Since 2007, all of McDonald’s delivery trucks in the UK have been fueled by used cooking oil from their restaurants.

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Christian-based company In-N-Out Burger…

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020Weirdo

Christian-based company In-N-Out Burger not only prints the bible verse JOHN 3:16 on it’s soda cups but also prints different bible verses on it’s milkshake cups, burger wrappers, and french fry holders.

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