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Popular chain restaurants like McDonalds and Panera contain some of the most sought-after food in America. From burgers, to fries, to shakes, to everything in between, it's hard to not crave it every once in a blue moon! We're sure you've seen some of the funny, sad, and down-right disgusting truths about chain restaurants. However, there are some things you may not have heard about your favorite places! 1. The kale salad at McDonald's has more calories than the Double Big Mac (730 vs 680). WHAT? Creative Commons I'd still rather go with the salad. 2. A 30 oz McDonald's sweet tea holds as much sugar as two Snickers bars. Creative Commons Dang! We all thought we were being healthy by getting tea instead of soda! 3. There's a secret menu item at Chipotle called the "quesarito." It's a burrito wrapped in a cheese quesadilla instead of the typical tortilla. I could go for that right now... Creative Commons Um, sign me up! I'm all for this burrito/quesadilla mix. The more cheese, the better. 4. After Colonel Sanders left KFC, he grew to hate the company the food itself. He said the food was the worst chicken he'd ever seen and it tasted like 'wallpaper paste.' Yikes! Creative Commons Yet it's still one of the most popular chain restaurants in the US! 5. Subway's Italian B.M.T. was named after the original Brooklyn Manhattan Transit. Creative Commons I bet all the money in my bank account that I never would have thought of that. 6. Prior to 2013, Pizza Hut was the number one buyer of kale. They didn't even serve it! They just used it as decoration for their salad bar. Creative Commons Isn't that sort of a waste? Calling all vegans — we found your kale! 7. At a Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea, they ran an ad campaign that consisted of spraying coffee scents onto buses the same time that the store jingle played. This led to a 16% increase in visitors and a 29% increase in coffee sold. Innovative! Creative Commons If I ever open my own coffee shop, I'm totally doing this. 8. Singer Jason Mraz owns an avocado farm and sells around 30,000 pounds of avocados per year to Chipotle. Creative Commons This is probably why guacamole costs extra. It's coming from Jason Mraz. Click through to the next page to find out more fascinating facts about chain restaurants! 9. Panera once sued Qdoba because they argued that burritos are actually sandwiches. Okay, this one's pretty funny. Creative Commons Hot take: Burritos aren't sandwiches. Change my mind. 10. Domino's Pizza cancelled their "30 minutes or less" policy due to their delivery drivers getting into accidents while rushing to deliver pizzas. Patience is a virtue, people! Creative Commons As long as they have the online pizza tracker, I'm all set. 11. White Castle is the first fast food restaurant, established in 1921. Talk about the 'roaring 20's'! Creative Commons The most supreme fast food chain of them all. Where it all began... 12. Jack in the Box sells 554 million tacos a year, which equates to over 1,000 tacos a minute. Creative Commons Taco eating contest, anyone? 13. Chick-Fil-A is closed on Sundays because the founder didn't like the idea of working on Sundays. I have to agree with this one. Creative Commons And everyone thought it was due to religious reasons for the longest time. 14. Pizza Hut uses 300 million pounds of cheese each year, which equates to 3% of all the cheese produced in the United States. More cheese, please! Creative Commons Cheese overload? No such thing. 15. Two new Starbucks locations have opened every single day since 1987. That explains why we see Starbucks on every corner! Creative Commons I'll have one caramel macchiato from every location, please! Did you learn something new from this awesome list of fun facts? If you did, be sure to share this around with your friends! It may give you something to think about for the next time you go out to eat at any of these chain restaurants.