If you didn’t get your fill of burgers over the holiday weekend, today is a good day for a burger.
The burger, as we've come to know it, is long believed to have been invented in Seymour, Wisconsin, in 1885 by a man named Charles R. Nagreen who got the idea to smash a meatball between two pieces of bread and then sold it at the Seymour Fair. Here are some other juicy burger facts for today:
- Americans consume more than 40 billion burgers a year – many of which were likely eaten over the Memorial Day weekend.
- The world’s largest commercially-available burger, weighing in at 1794 pounds, is on the menu at Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Detroit.
- McDonald's sells about 750 burgers per second.
- Seattle eats more burgers than any other city.
- The most popular burger topping is cheese, of course, specifically American cheese – which edges out cheddar.
- White Castle, which is America's oldest burger chain, was founded in 1921.
- More than half of sandwiches sold around the world are burgers.
Where To Get Some Deals!
Several restaurants are offering deals for National Hamburger Day today. The unofficial holiday is happening at the same time as Burger King's 70th birthday celebration and the chain is offering free items through their app all week, including a free hamburger with a purchase of at least 70 cents today.Wendy's is selling Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers for one cent with any purchase today through Sunday .Customers at Buffalo Wild Wings can get buy one, get one free burgers today through their Blazin' Rewards loyalty program.