Today, we celebrate the cheeseburger

Happy National Cheeseburger Day! Yes, there really is a day for everything.

But a day for everything means there’s a deal for everything, and so some of your favorite burger spots are serving up discounts — and free burgers — to celebrate.

We’re not sure when this day was invented or why it falls on this day in particular, but we do know these random facts about cheeseburgers:

The cheeseburger was likely invented by a teenager

If you’re going to be devouring a juicy burger today, you may have Lionel Clark Sternberger to thank.

Legend has it that Sternberger invented the cheeseburger sometime in the mid-1920’s, forever altering the course of human history.

Mr Sternberger — can we call you “Berger” for short? — was a teenage short-order cook at a restaurant called The Rite Spot in Pasadena, California.

One day, Sternberger slapped some cheese on top of a patty and America was never the same.

Americans have a favorite cheese for their burger

Forget the fancy stuff. Unsurprisingly, Americans prefer American cheese on their burger. According to the 2019 Burger Consumer Trend Report, 70% of Americans prefer the processed stuff over cheddar cheese.

You can attempt to eat the world’s largest burger in Michigan

Mallie’s Sports Grill <><><><><><><> <><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>& Bar/a owner Steven Mallie spent four years figuring out how to execute making a 1,794 pound cheeseburger. And in 2017, a href=”https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/wayne-county/metro-detroit-restaurant-adds-8000-burger-to-menu” target=”_blank”he did it/a. The burger earned a a href=”https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com” target=”_blank”Guinness World Record/a and is on the menu, but it will cost you a whopping $10,000 to try./ppstrongWhere you can get a deal on a cheeseburger/strong/ppSo now, the real question. Where can you score a juicy cheeseburger deal on National Cheeseburger Day? Search no more — we have the answers right here./ppstrongApplebee’s: /strongClassic Bacon Cheeseburger’s are just $6.99. Plus, the chain is offering endless fries with the burger./ppstrongJack in the Box: /strongYou can get a free burger by making any purchase through the Jack in the Box app at a participating restaurant./ppstrongWendy’s: /strongThere are exclusive coupons in the Wendy’s app today, but no free burgers./ppstrongWhite Castle: /strongThe chain is offering one free Cheese Slider with any purchase today only./ppstrongSmashburger: /strongBring a friend and get a buy-one-get-one free deal on double classic Smashburgers./ppstrongRed Robin: /strongYou can get a Gourmet Cheeseburger and Bottomless Steak Fries for $5 with any beverage purchase at participating restaurants today./ppstrongDairy Queen: /strongTry the chain’s new two for $4 Super Snack deal today, which comes with mix and match snacks including choice of a cheeseburger, a small sundae, fries, pretzel sticks or chicken tenders./ppstrongBurger King: /strongBurger King isn’t just celebrating today, but this deal lasts through Sunday. You can get a cheeseburger for just 59 cents with a mobile order on the app./ppOr hey, you know what? Burgers aren’t too hard. Head on down to your local grocery store and pick up some bread, cheese, and meat (or something meat-like if you stick to veggies) — and celebrate one of the greatest sandwiches known to humankind./p