I've just eaten two Burger King meals (it's not product placement - no money has changed hands, apart from the exorbitant fee for the produce) and my stomach is so full of Burger King that it appears to have seeped into my frontal lobes, rendering me incapable of contemplating anything other than BK-related topics. They do a Triple Whopper now. That's good. You can't pay with a card. That's bad. Oh god, the pains are starting. I'd better press on:
The first ever Burger King restaurant was in Miami.
Before the pins and needles start and my eyes start rolling back in my head, here are some other birthplaces for fast food chains that have spread over the world like a delicious yet poisonous form of bindweed: McDonald's was founded in San Bernadino, California, while the first KFC was in South Salt Lake, Utah (though the Colonel did have a restaurant in Kentucky beforehand). Nando's - Rosettenville, South Africa. Pizza Hut - Wichita, Kansas.
As for something closer to home - the first Greggs opened in 1930 in Gosforth, an area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Everyone thinks Greggs comes from their town, as they began appearing like a rash at the turn of the century all over the country. But unless you're from Newcastle, you're wrong. Initially, I thought that this might be the first positive thing I could offer Heather Mills, but sadly, she's not even from Newcastle. Unlucky. I wonder if I can mention her and the total collapse of her public image in every single entry. Here's hoping.
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