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According to the documentary series, “Secrets of the Fast Food Giants,” only a handful of KFC employees know the recipe. Additionally,  the chain has two different factories that make part of the blend before it’s mixed together and shipped worldwide. Fun fact: KFC’s official account on X (formerly Twitter) only follows the five members of the Spice Girls plus six men named Herb (one of whom is legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert, 89). That’s 11 “Herbs and Spices”. 

Clara Peller, who died in 1987 at the age of 86, helped boost Wendy’s sales 31 percent in the year after her first commercial appeared in 1984, according to “Time” magazine.

Founders Truett Cathy and his brother Ben closed their restaurant on the first Sunday after they opened in 1946 out of respect for their Christian faith, and it’s a practice the chain has maintained ever since. That’s true even for the outlet at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the NFL’s Falcons, who typically play on Sundays.

John Travolta is right in “Pulp Fiction” when he tells fellow hit man Samuel L. Jackson that the French don’t use the name “Quarter Pounder” because of the metric system (where a quarter pound translates to about 113 grams). But unlike what his character said, the French don’t call the menu item a “Royale with Cheese,” but simply a McRoyale.

The century-old eatery, which first opened in New York City’s Coney Island, hosts a hot dog eating contest every Fourth of July. In 2024, Chicago’s Patrick Bertoletti won the title by wolfing down 58 dogs — and buns — in just 10 minutes.