When McDonald’s shut down all its restaurants in Iceland in 2009, one man bought his last hamburger and fries. “I had heard that McDonald’s never decompose so I just wanted to see if it was true or not,” Hjortur Smarason told agencies. Over a decade later, the seemingly indestructible meal still looks almost new. It […]
Dubai: McDonald’s advertising agency Leo Burnett Dubai has taken the fast-food chain’s iconic golden arches to turn them into swing installations. Located in Media City, Internet City, Knowledge Park and Kite Beach, the installation aims to encourage locals to enjoy some downtime away from everyday life. “With this creative work, we aimed to bring back […]
Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, on this day in 1955. Did you know that: • Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, inventor, and architect born on this day in 1452• Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” was published in London on this day in 1755• […]
