- Appeared in several B-movies, mostly walk-on appearances as himself, in exchange for free fried chicken to the film crew.
- At the time of his death, K.F.C had annual sales of two billion dollars.
- On an airplane flight to a gig, drummer Greg Dewey (of Country Joe and the Fish) found himself seated next to "The Colonel". He asked Sanders how he felt about the hippies. The Colonel reflected for a moment and replied, "They eat fried chicken, don't they?".
- Before he started his restaurant chain, he drove across the country offering his fried chicken recipe to restaurants, in exchange for royalites for each dish sold. He had over 3,000 rejections before his first sale.
- One of his district managers was Dave Thomas, who later left Kentucky Fried Chicken and founded Wendy's. When Sanders died, Thomas ordered that flags in front of all Wendy's restaurants be flown at half-staff.
- Dropped out of school at age 12.
- His "secret recipe" included what he described as 11 commonly available herbs and spices, but the main facet of the cooking process was a modified pressure cooker in which the chicken was fried.
- The voice of the animated "Col. Sanders" in the new KFC commercials is provided by Randy Quaid.
- He did not achieve full success as a businessman until the age of 74 when he sold KFC and became a millionaire.
- His company, Kentucky Fried Chicken, has an estimated net worth of 15 billion dollars, as of 2013.
- Was known for his generous philanthropic activities and gave away much of the money he made.
- Founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (now "KFC") restaurant chain.
- Despite the fact that he has long since died, his image is still being used to sell fried chicken at KFC, albeit as an animated mascot.
- Mentioned specifically in the lyrics of "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1996 song "Everything You Know is Wrong", "Bad Hair Day" album.
- Sanders' first KFC in Canada opened in Calgary, Alberta, circa 1953.
- Funded the first KFC with money from his welfare check.
- Opened his first KFC franchise at the age of 64.
- Due to Sanders' "Kentucky Colonel" style of dress being associated with southern plantations and therefore slavery, an urban legend cropped up that Sanders willed 10% of his company's profits to the Ku Klux Klan. This rumor has been debunked due to the information that he had given over control of the company to investors in 1964 but remained as spokesman.
- Was once spoofed by Dave Thomas the actor on SCTV (1976), in the skit "Give 'Em Hell, Harlan!", which was a sendup of the film Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975).
- Appeared as a guest on I've Got a Secret (1952).
- Franchise in Canada, esp. Quebec known as Poulet Frit Kentucky (PFK).
- Of all the owners that have done KFC commercials since his death, one of the most memorable was Russel Beeler of "Lake Edna, KY" who still used the "We do chicken right!" slogan from 1995-1998.
- His likeness often appeared in tattoo parlors featured in issues of Skin & Ink Magazine.
- 1) Sanders was Honorably discharged in 1907 and it was not due to illness. He lost a job as a "fireman" on a steam engine due to illness 2) Sanders never attained the rank of Colonel in the Military. His title of "Colonel" was bestowed upon him in 1935 by Kentucky governor Ruby Laffoon and then "recommissioned" as a Kentucky Colonel in 1950 by his friend, Governor Lawrence Wetherby, in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
- Died with an estimated net worth of 3.5 million dollars.
- Made money from Franchise royalties and personal appearances after selling the KFC company.
- Although he had a reputation for being a mostly kind man who gave a lot to charity he was known to also be extremely profane and flirtatious with women.
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