The Big Mac turns 40 this year. The Big Mac was first introduced in 1967 by Jim Delligatti, a McDonald’s franchise owner in Uniontown, Pa. and within one year it was adopted nationwide.
There are more than 550 million big Macs sold each year (which is about 17 per second), making it one of the most popular sandwiches in history. In the days of my youth, we used to have races to see who could say "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce. cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun" the fastest, rumor being that if you could say it in under 5 seconds, you would get a free one. I’ve only met one person who could say it backwards… I married her, but that isn’t the reason. 😉
Happy birthday Big Mac, many happy returns!
Wow, the big mac is already 40 years old?