McDonald's' daily customer traffic (62M) is more than the population of Great Britain

McDonald's sells more than 75 hamburgers every second

McDonald's' $24 billion in revenue makes it the 90st-largest economy in the world

Counting $32 billion in revenue from franchise stores, McDonald's claims the 68th biggest economy, bigger than Ecuador

McDonald's hires around 1 million workers in the US every year

According to company estimates, one in every eight American workers has been employed by McDonald's

Sharon Stone worked at McDonald's before she was famous. So did Shania Twain, Jay Leno, Rachel McAdams and Pink

McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys, with one included in 20% of all sales

McDonald's' iconic golden arches are recognized by more people than the cross

The Queen of England owns a McDonald's near Buckingham Palace as part of her vast real estate portfolio

For the next three years, McDonald's is going to open one restaurant every day in China

McDonald's delivers -- in 18 countries!

The only place in the lower 48 that is more than 100 miles from a McDonald's is a barren plain in South Dakota

Americans alone consume one billion pounds of beef at McDonald's in a year -- five and a half million head of cattle

Sorry to gross you out but... McDonald's chicken nuggets used to be made of this pink goop*
UPDATE: According to Snopes, McDonald's stopped using mechanical separation for McNuggets in 2003.