14. Old versus. New Big Macs
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Found in: McDonald's Restaurants; Estimated Price: $5.15 (average)
Fans of McDonald's will be shocked to learn this. One of McDonald's most well-known menu items, the Big Mac, was much bigger decades ago than it is today. When the Big Mac initially came out, it was made up of two pieces of "quarter meat."
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Before cooking, each piece weighed a quarter of a pound. These days, two 1.6-ounce portions, or 10-1 beef, are used to make the Big Mac. The Big Mac continues to be incredibly popular; 550 million of them are sold annually in America, despite the size modification.
15. Things from Nightmares: Japanese Spider Crabs
Found on: Japan's Eastern Pacific Coast. Price: $100–$500 per pound
The Japanese Spider Crab is the stuff of nightmares, so you might want to turn away if you're frightened of anything big and multi-legged. From claw to claw, the legs of these enormous arthropods can reach lengths of up to twelve feet. /commons.wikimedia.org
This is a significant departure from their foot-long bodies. Despite being the focus of macabre and terrifying stories told by seamen for years, spider crabs are actually fairly benign to people and have a peaceful, kind nature.
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