How did a broke 65-year-old man with a pressure cooker and a secret recipe build one of the world’s most iconic fast-food brands? This video dives into the real story of Colonel Harland Sanders ...

Colonel Sanders wasn't just loud about KFC's subpar food. He started making plans to franchise a restaurant he and his wife launched in Shelbyville, Kentucky, in 1968 called The Colonel's Lady.

Since Colonel Harland Sanders opened the doors to the first KFC in Salt Lake City in 1952, the fast food chain has had people hooked on its finger lickin' chicken. Well now, it's good news for ...

7. Japan Loves KFC for Christmas. In Japan, KFC is a holiday tradition. Thanks to a wildly successful 1970s marketing campaign, families across Japan now celebrate Christmas with KFC meals.

In 1930, Shell Oil Company gave Sanders the chance to his own gas station in Corbin, Kentucky. In exchange for the meager earnings, the company allowed Sanders and his family to live in the back.

Business in Kentucky dried up by the mid-’50s, when the creation of Interstate 75 leeched business from Sanders’ roadside restaurant, motel and service station on the old U.S. 25.