It’s Big Mac’s birthday! The edible icon, immortalized with the 1974 jingle: “two all beef patties/special sauce/lettuce/cheese/pickles/onions/on a sesame seed bun” is coming up on the big 4-0, a spokeswoman for McDonald’s said. Here are a few other fun facts about the mac-nificent sandwich that inspired other Mickey D’s franchisees to come up with creations of their own, including the Filet-O-Fish and the Egg McMuffin, according to the fast-food chain.
45 cents
The original price of the Mac when it debuted in a Uniontown, Pa., restaurant.
1967
The official birth year of the Mac, created by Jim “MJ” Delligatti, one of McDonald’s first franchisees.
1977
The year the tag line “Big Mac Attack” was uttered in a commercial.
550 million
The average number of Big Macs sold in America alone each year.
