Big Mac facts that will surprise you A replica of Ray Kroc's first McDonald's fast food restaurant franchise being used as a museum in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA. MOST of us love a McDonald's burger and fries from time-to-time. The company has been a favourite for Aussies since opening it's first store in Sydney in 1971. And Maccas doesn't just sell burgers - it also does great charity work. Forty years ago the first The first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia, USA. But how much do we really know about one of the world's most famous companies? Here are 10 things you never knew about McDonald's. 1.The guy who created McDonald's wasn't actually named Ronald McDonald. Richard and Maurice McDonald established the first store as a barbecue restaurant in 1940. It was businessman Ray Kroc who began developing it into the chain we know today. McDonald's fast food outlet founder Ray Kroc. You knew McDonald's were popular, but did you know they serves one per cent of the world's population each day? In 2009 a McDonald's employee in The Netherlands was given the sack for giving a fellow employee a piece of cheese on her hamburger and not charging them for it. She won an unfair dismissal claim. Even Queen Elizabeth owns a McDonald's franchise. A McDonald's drive-through store is part of a retail park in Slough, England that the Queen owns. It is where many young people begin their professional lives. When you turn 15 you send your CV to the local Maccas in search of a job. In America one-in-eight workers have been employed by McDonald's. Young workers at a McDonald's in Australia. Ron Massali, owner, with Thom Clark and Jessica Taylor working at McDonald's West Gosford. There are many famous people who began their working lives at McDonald's. Jay Leno, Sharon Stone and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are among those to have flipped burgers at McDonald's. The golden arches are recognised by more people than the Christian cross. The golden arches. It might surprise you, but McDonald's doesn't have the most restaurant in the world. That honour goes to Subway. It has approximately 40,000 stores, compared to McDonald's 35,000. Fred DeLuca, President and founder of sandwich maker Subway. When the first drive-through McDonald's opened in China in 2005 locals had no idea how to use it. People picked up their food and then went and parked their car and went inside to eat it. A McDonald's Happy Meal complete with a 'Star Wars' toy. All those toys in Happy Meals mean McDonald's is the world's largest distributer of toys. It reportedly makes 1.5 billion toys annually.