Fast Food Facts
Before They Were Famous
Things Humans Should Probably Know By Now
World Capitals
Everyday Science
100

This golden-arched chain is the world’s largest fast-food restaurant by revenue.

McDonald’s

100

Before becoming a global pop star, this “Shake It Off” singer performed at local fairs and baseball games in Pennsylvania.

Taylor Swift

100

Despite popular belief, this planet is actually the closest to Earth on average.

Mercury

100

This city is the capital of France.

Paris

100

This is the largest organ in the human body

Skin

200

This fried chicken chain was founded by a real colonel… just not a military one.

KFC

200

Before he became the MCU’s hammer-wielding hero, this actor cleaned animal pens and worked on a farm in Australia.

Chris Hemsworth

200

This common kitchen appliance does not remove nutrients from food, it just cooks faster.

Microwave

200

This capital city sits at the base of the Andes and is known for its Plaza de Armas.

Lima

200

This state of matter is what air is made of.

Gas

300

Before becoming known for customizable burritos, this chain roasted its chiles fresh every morning at its first Denver location.

Chipotle

300

Long before winning an Oscar for “La La Land,” this actress began her career as a voice actor on “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.”

Emma Stone

300

Despite the myth, we do not only use 10% of this organ.

The Brain

300

This capital city is the highest in Europe, sitting over 3,300 feet above sea level.

Madrid

300

This process occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.

Condensation

400

This fast-food chain got its start using an “Insta-Broiler,” a machine that cooked patties with blasts of hot air, a method it still advertises in a modernized form today.

Burger King

400

Before becoming one of the world’s biggest rappers, this Canadian star played wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks on “Degrassi.”

Drake

400

Your inner ear helps maintain this state of physical balance, allowing you to stay steady even when you move your head.

Equilibrium

400

This capital, one of the world’s highest, sits more than 7,000 feet above sea level in East Africa.

Addis Ababa

400

This green pigment in plants absorbs sunlight and is essential for photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll

500

This fast-food chain once tested a secret menu item called the “Bell Beefer,” essentially a loose-meat sloppy-joe-style sandwich, before quietly discontinuing it in the 1980s.

Taco Bell

500

Before becoming an iconic filmmaker known for twist endings, this director sold his first script for $750,000 while still virtually unknown.

M. Night Shyamalan

500

While the rumor says they only remember things for three seconds, these popular pets can actually remember things for months and learn tricks.

Goldfish

500

This capital of a landlocked Asian country is the world’s coldest capital city.

Ulaanbaatar

500

This property of a liquid describes how resistant it is to flowing, which is why honey moves more slowly than water.

Viscosity

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