Where else in the whole wide world can you go grab a box of fries, a Quarter-Pounder, and a glimpse at some fantastic ancient western history all in one fell swoop?
You can literally peer back into thousands of years of history right underneath your feet as you're scarfing your McNugs:
Ol' Mickey D's really pulled out the stops with this one:
It's a common enough story in Italy: An ancient ruin — in this case, a tract of Roman road — is discovered during the construction of a building — in this case, a McDonald's — and puts a halt to the work until the site can be excavated.
Rather than fret about lost time and money, McDonald's decided to sponsor the dig, and it worked with the archaeological authorities to preserve the road, built between the second and first centuries B.C. ...
"We're proud to be here, giving this Roman road," said Mario Federico, managing director of McDonald's Italia, who said it was the first time the restaurant chain had encountered the need for "a solution of this kind" in Italy.
Who would've thought McDonald's would ever become an archeological excavator? But there it is!
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