I first saw that person on a KFC food container and wondered why his picture was there. Later I learned about him through social media. One of the most inspiring and captivating stories is about Harlan Sanders, the founder of KFC. He was born in 1890 in the United States and had a difficult childhood. His father passed away when he was five and he had to learn how to cook at an early age. He throughout his life Sanders worked in many different jobs but never found true success. After a long time he opened a small restaurant in Kentucky where people loved his chicken and his restaurant became well-known. However, in 1960 his restaurant had to close due to financial difficulties. Instead of giving up Sanders offered his recipe to around two million people. Sanders believe it was the easiest thing he has ever done in his life.
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I first saw that person on a KFC food container and wondered why his picture was there. Later, I learned about him through social media. One of the most inspiring and captivating stories is about Harlan Sanders, the founder of KFC. He was born in 1890 in the United States and had a difficult childhood. His father passed away when he was five, and he had to learn how to cook at an early age. Throughout his life, Sanders worked in many different jobs but never found true success. After a long time, he opened a small restaurant in Kentucky where people loved his chicken, and his restaurant became well-known. However, in 1960, his restaurant had to close due to financial difficulties. Instead of giving up, Sanders offered his recipe to around two million people. Sanders believed it was the easiest thing he had ever done in his life.
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