After McDonald's Shut Down In 2009 In Iceland, The Country Has Preserved One Last Big Mac Meal

Everyone knows McDonald's - one of the largest fast-food chains in the world. Did you know that one of the main factors for the restaurant's popularity is the location. According to the fast food chain's official website, there are more than 38,000 outlets spread across over 100 countries. This simply means we can find at least one McDonald's outlet in almost every part of the world. Cool, isn't it?

However, there are still some places where it is challenging to find a McDonald's outlet, and Iceland is one such country.

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Previously, Iceland had three McDonald's outlets, but they permanently closed down in 2009. However, a part of the fast food chain remains a part of the country's history. According to reports, they have preserved a 12-year-old Big Mac as a historical artefact and display it across Iceland.

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According to the online magazine Atlas Obscura, the Big Mac was bought on October 30, 2009, which was one day before the outlet closed for good, by a person named Hjortur Smaraso. But the man did not eat the burger and threw it away in the dustbin. Three years later, he found the same burger lying in the bin and despite parts of it were chewed up by mice, it looked like both the Big Mac and fries looked like they were bought "15 minutes earlier" and got cold on the way back home, claimed Smaraso.

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That is when he decided to keep it as part of the history and sent it on display at the National Museum of Iceland for a year. Then, the burger travelled to the Bus Hostel Reykjavik for a few years and is presently kept at the Snotra House in southern Iceland.

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