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- In 1951, Jack in the Box® opened its first restaurant in San Diego, California, pioneering the drive-thru concept and featuring 18-cent hamburgers. Today, Jack in the Box is one of the nation's largest fast-food hamburger chains.
- Jack's last name is... Box. He stands 6'8" tall, weighs 195 pounds, and his birthday is May 16.
- Jack in the Box restaurants serve more than a half-billion people each year and sell more than 200 million burgers.
- Gone, but not forgotten, Jack in the Box has a few renowned menu items that have gone the way of mood rings and shag carpeting, including a fish sandwich called the Moby Jack, introduced in 1970, and Frings, a combination of onion rings and french fries, introduced in 1979.
- Only the males in Jack's family tree possess the gene that results in enormous, bald heads.
- The Jumbo Jack got its name because in 1971 it was considered one of the largest burgers in fast food.
- There are an average of 175 sesame seeds on each Jumbo Jack bun.
- The Golden Gate Bridge (4,200 ft.) is the length of 11,200 Jumbo Jacks placed side by side.
- 600 Jack in the Box tacos are eaten every minute, a total of 315,360,000 tacos each year.
- Jack in the Box hands out 136 million packets of taco sauce each year.
- Jack is fluent in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
- In the 1950s, a Jack in the Box hamburger sold for 18 cents, and the Hot Apple Turnover sold for 17 cents.
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