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Colonel Sanders was no chicken

Photo of Col. Sanders working in his kitchen in Corbin, KY from Wikimedia Commons

Harland Sanders, known endearingly as Colonel Sanders, is famous worldwide for his fried chicken.

His creation, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), currently has a brand value of 5.5 billion dollars. So when most people think about the Colonel, it’s always an image of a jolly grandpa that…