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It’s common knowledge that Chick-fil-A’s are closed on Sundays, but it’s probably not for the reason you think. Many believe it’s for religious reasons, but the real reason is that the founder just hated working on Sundays.

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Colonel Sanders of KFC fame? He was never a real colonel. He served in the army as a mule-tender and was eventually named an honorary Colonel for his contributions to Kentucky’s culinary scene.

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The current president of In-N-Out is the granddaughter of the original founders and she is now one of the world’s youngest female billionaires. You go, girl!

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In the continental United States, you’re never more than 115 miles away from a McDonald’s. Spooky.

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Singer Jason Mraz has an avocado farm and supplies them to Chipotle. It’s possible the guac you got on that burrito came from Mraz’s avocados.

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The first fast food restaurant ever in the United States was White Castle, which opened in 1921, followed shortly by A&W in 1923.

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Have you ever ordered an omelet at IHOP and said, “Hm, this tastes pancake-y?” Well, that’s because IHOP puts pancake batter in their omelets. Straight up. They believe it makes them fluffier, and you know what? They’re not wrong.

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Dairy Queens in Texas have a different menu from Dairy Queens in other places. Chicken-fried steak sandwich, steak finger country baskets, T-Brand tacos, and other items are only available at DQs in the Lone Star State.

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Dunkin’ Donuts donuts used to have a handle that you could hold onto. You know, to dunk your donut in coffee.

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Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s in Australia. Apparently, the royalty is a little too much for them.

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McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets may look like amorphous blobs but they actually come in four shapes — the boot, the call, the bell, and the bone

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You may think that McDonald’s is hands-down the largest fast food chain in the world, but in 2011, Subway overtook McDonald’s.

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Denny’s used to be open 24/7/365. When they decided to close the restaurants for one day — on Christmas — in 1988, the company had to hire locksmiths. Most Denny’s hadn’t had locks on their doors for years. Ones that did have locks, the keys were long lost.

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This might be kind of obvious to you, but the founders of Outback Steakhouse had never been to Australia when they opened the restaurant.

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White Castle Burgers have five holes in them because it helps them cook evenly all the way through without being flipped.

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One time, a law firm in Alabama sued Taco Bell and claimed that their meat “does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as ‘beef.’” Though the lawsuit was later dropped, Taco Bell meat remains “barely beef.”

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Arby’s is called Arby’s because of the letters R.B., which stand for the founders of the restaurant, the Raffel brothers. Yes, it’s also about roast beef.

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Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s, got his GED at age 61 because he didn’t want other people to see his success and be inspired to drop out of high school.

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One time, a Panera tried to sue a Qdoba for renting in the same shopping mall because their lease prohibited another sandwich shop from opening. The judge ruled that a burrito is not, in fact, a sandwich, and Qdoba was allowed to open.

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Until 2013, the number one purchaser of kale was Pizza Hut. They used it to garnish their salad bars. Then people decided it was trendy and wanted to eat it.