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Here Are Little-Known Facts About Burger King's Whopper
BY Samantha Maxwell
First Whopper
Burger King opened its doors just three years before the owners decided to roll out the Whopper and serve it for the very first time in 1957 in Miami.
Original Price
Whoppers started with a price tag of only 37 cents apiece. In 2012, the year of the Whopper’s 55th birthday, the burger sold for 55 cents from December 6 to 9.
Order Varieties
Asking for a Whopper with no specifications will get you the same burger every time. However, you can tailor a Whopper to your needs in over 200,000 different ways.
Brussels Sprouts
The chain once served a Whopper with a Brussels sprouts patty as a limited-time offering at Burger King U.K. called the Burger King Sprout Surprise Whopper.
Competitive Creation
The huge Whopper was invented when Burger King co-founder Jim McLamore noticed other eateries selling big burgers and decided to keep up with the competition.