21 little-known facts about the McDonald's chain

Today, this American corporation has restaurants all over the world, a huge cash turnover and fame. Despite the fact that fast food is considered harmful to health and leads to obesity, McDonald's establishments are always packed with visitors who want to eat branded burgers, French fries and other dishes.

1. The first item on the McDonald's menu was originally hot dogs, not hamburgers. (Robyn Lee/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

2. One American out of eight has ever been employed in the McDonald's chain. (Thomas Hawk/CC BY-NC 2.0)

3. Caesar salad at McDonald's is more calorific than a hamburger. (Richard, enjoy my life!/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

4. The McDonald's chain feeds 68 million people every day. This is more than the entire population of the UK. (Robyn Lee/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

5. McDonald's daily profit is $75 million. (Robyn Lee/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

6. The McDonald's logo is more common than the cross. (Thomas Hawk/CC BY-NC 2.0)

7. "Big Mac" has long been used as an economic index to compare the purchasing power of the population in different countries. (Jeremy Brooks/CC BY-NC 2.0)

8. McDonald's Corporation is the largest distributor of toys. (Joe Shlabotnik/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

9. One of the McDonald's restaurants is owned by the Queen of Great Britain — it is located near Buckingham Palace. (Number 10/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

10. In 2005, a man named Ronald McDonald actually robbed a Wendy's fast food restaurant. (Greg Nelson/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

11. Oddly enough, McDonald's is not the largest restaurant chain. The leadership belongs to the Subway company. (Mike Mozart/CC BY 2.0)

12. To make money on the Big Mac in India, the average Indian needs to work about six hours. (Frédéric BISSON/CC BY 2.0)

13. Few people know, but in the 1970s it was possible to order pizza at McDonald's. (Roadsidepictures/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

14. In Japan, Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald because of the lack of a clear "r" sound in Japanese. (TAKA@P.P.R.S/CC BY-SA 2.0)

15. It takes an ordinary McDonald's employee seven months to earn the same amount that the CEO of McDonald's receives per hour. (Charlie Barker/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

16. On the corporate website of McDonald's, the company's employees are advised to avoid eating fast food products. (Robyn Lee/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

17. More than 80 thousand people have received a bachelor's degree in Hamburgerology at the McDonald's Hamburger University. (Dirk Tussing/CC BY-SA 2.0)

18. To burn all the calories gained from eating "Big Mac", French fries and a large cola, you need to walk for at least seven hours in a row. (t-mizo/CC BY 2.0)

19. Every 14.5 hours, McDonald's Corporation opens a new establishment. (Mike Mozart/CC BY 2.0)

20. McDonald's corporate policy prohibits serving those who ride up on horseback in the McDrive window. (Frédéric BISSON/CC BY 2.0)

21. In Sedona, Arizona, there is the only McDonald's restaurant with a turquoise logo. (criana/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)