Harland David Sanders actually spawned a fast-food empire with his chicken recipe.
Sanders began selling food to travelers from a gas station in Kentucky.
Here are some more facts and secrets you never knew about KFC.
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Now you won’t be able to un-see it either.
“Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii,” which roughly translates to “Kentucky for Christmas!”
was the historic marketing slogan that spread across the country back in 1974.
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Colonel Sanders took aim (with a gun!)
at a business rival.
Sanders returned fire and wounded Stewart in the shoulder.
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Stewart was sentenced to 18 years in prison for murder, but charges against Sanders were eventually dropped.
White pepper might be the secret to KFC’s recipe.
Is this a good idea?
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Probably not, from a health perspective.
KFC doesn’t want you to think about the chicken being fried.
If you’re of a certain age, you know KFC used to be called Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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However,Snopesclaims the name change was due to a trademark issue with the state of Kentucky.
The founder of Wendy’s actually came up with the famous chicken bucket.
KFC once offered a fried chicken prom corsage.
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KFC loves stunt food.
In 2014, the chain offered a prom-ready fried chicken corsage, according to theLos Angeles Times.
A previous version of this article was originally published on November 24, 2021.
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It has been updated to include new information.
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