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When McDonald's founder Ray Kroc began spreading fast food culture across the U.S. in the '50s and '60s, he insisted on hard, immovable, uncomfortable chairs in his high-speed burger barns. Kroc put the "fast" in fast food. He wanted McDonald's food to be cooked fast, customers served fast and dine-in guests to eat fast and leave. Kroc's business plan was based on selling mass quantities of good, trustworthy food at low prices. To achieve that, he needed to turn those tables in his restaurants. He didn't want squatters enjoying long social chatty meals. That's why the rigid, straight-back plastic chairs.Don't...

HOUSTON - A viewer reached out to the KHOU Verify team with a question about driving in Texas - Stephanie Stanley wanted to know if driving barefoot in the lone star state is illegal. They went to their legal expert, Professor Gerald Treece from the South Texas College of Law. He said there is no law on the books in Texas making it illegal to drive barefoot. However, he did say if you were involved in a crash, it could be cited as a contributing factor. Stephanie, we can verify this one is false - It is not illegal to drive...

United Airlines workers forced a woman flying from Houston to Boston to give up her son's seat, even though she paid nearly $1,000 for it. Instead, the airline gave the seat to another passenger who paid $75 for that particular seat and forced the woman to hold her 2-year-old son in her lap for approximately three hours. "Not a single airline employee on that flight asked me why I had a large child on my lap," Shirley Yamauchi of Kapolei, Hawaii said. "I didn't feel safe or comfortable, but I really didn't have a choice."  Yamauchi said she took a seven-hour flight from...

As much as we love the great state of Texas, even those of us who have lived here our entire lives can admit it has some shortcomings. I mean, the food is so delicious that being overweight is basically inevitable, the sheer amount of beautiful natural wonders is overwhelming, and we’re all trapped here because every other state sucks. Texas is just awful, right y’all? Here are 15 reasons why you should avoid moving to Texas at all costs. 1. In the winter, getting dressed in the morning will be a struggle. Parka and boots or a tank top and...

A naked, pesticide-wielding Houston man who bugged out at a Metro stop got zapped by police - and it was all caught on camera.  The clothing-free frolic that ended in chaos started around 5 p.m. on June 6, according to Houston police. A man - who authorities later identified as 49-year-old Keith L. Dean - was allegedly spotted running around in the buff.  A concerned citizen called police to report the nude wanderer. Before officers arrived, the caller drove closer and gave the man a towel to cover himself. But in return, the naked man allegedly demanded the caller's watch...