Did You Know - McDonald's Edition

9. The company came up with the McRib after it sold so many McNuggets that it caused an actual poultry shortage in the US.

10. And it 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.

29. The highest-calorie item on the menu is the 40-piece chicken McNuggets. They weigh in at 1,901 calories in total. Not that you’re gonna eat 40 chicken nuggets all by yourself…are you?

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Uh, If You Say So

Here’s Why McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets Come In Only 4 Distinct Shapes 

As to why there are only these four shapes, McDonald’s says that having four shapes is ‘the perfect equilibrium of dipability and fun.’

‘Three would have been too few,’ they write. ‘Five would’ve been, like, wacky.

‘We also make them similar in size to ensure consistent cooking times for food safety.’ 

(BroBible.com)