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What happened to McDonald's Ronald McDonald? Find out here...

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On today's Get Fact'd with Darren Maule today, he shared mind-blowing facts. You will love the last fact here.
In 1927 he was elected President of Liberia with 234,000 votes in a country that only had 15,000 registered voters at the time. How did he do that?
The Paralympic Games were founded by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, A Jewish Neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in 1939. Find out how he did it.

Take a listen to find out what happened to our favourite fast food Mascot, Ronald McDonald.
31 Aug 2021 12AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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