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.

The Kentucky home where Colonel Sanders and his wife Claudia lived is now for sale. The home is listed alongside a restaurant formerly run by the couple, who also founded KFC. Buyers will also get ...

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.

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.

Harland Sanders first founded KFC in 1930, but it didn't become a full-fledged franchise until 1952, according to his bio. Whether Sanders was actually rejected over 1,000 times is pretty amazing.

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 ...

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.

Colonel Sanders is probably the most recognizable icon in fast food history. However, most people don't know too much about the man himself. Much of what you may have heard is little more than ...