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TIL Werner Klemperer who played German Colonel Klink on the TV show Hogan’s Heroes had Jewish ancestry and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He said he would only take the role if the Nazi always looked like a fool.

by whatilearned March 24, 2023, 3:11 am

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Colonel Sanders is my dream daddy

by CopyPastaArchive March 13, 2023, 1:23 pm

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TIL that during World War II, US Army Lieutenant Colonel Cohen was selected by General Patton to organize a raid to rescue Patton’s son-in-law from a German camp; Cohen was prevented from leading the raid due to hemorrhoids. Patton personally examined Cohen and remarked, “that is some sorry ass.”

by whatilearned February 5, 2023, 11:34 am

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Who is the only higher ranked officer in the Chicken Army above Colonel Sanders?

by cringeyjokesman January 16, 2023, 8:16 am

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[TIL] Early in his career, Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, had a habit of getting into fights. He once had a shootout with a competitor, Matt Stewart. After Stewart shot and killed one of Sanders’ employees, Stewart was convicted of murder, eliminating Sanders’ competition.

by whatilearned December 8, 2022, 9:52 am

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TIL of John R. Baylor the self-proclaimed ‘governor’ of Arizona who was a Confederate Colonel whose self-appointment was later approved by Jefferson Davis. Baylor gave orders to exterminate the indigenous Apache and when Davis got wind of it he rescinded the orders as well as Baylor’s governorship.

by whatilearned November 19, 2022, 9:05 pm

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TIL that the primary cause of the American Revolution was taxes imposed for America’s fair share of the French and Indian War, which George Washington himself accidentally started as a 21-year old militia colonel, only appointed since his brother was a rich investor and friend of the governor.

by whatilearned November 13, 2022, 3:53 pm

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TIL that Ireland is the only country in the world where you can be served fried chicken prepared with Colonel Sander’s original KFC recipe

by whatilearned September 29, 2022, 3:14 pm

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TIL KFC sent a painting to a guy of himself riding the Colonel piggyback while holding a drumstick for figuring out why they only follow the Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb on Twitter

by whatilearned September 22, 2022, 8:02 pm

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The British-era colonel revered in India state

by HistoryBuff September 8, 2022, 1:05 pm

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TIL when Colonel Russell Williams was convicted of multiple murders; his uniform, documents and military equipment were destroyed by the Canadian military. Despite being stripped of his rank he still receives his $60,000 CAD pension.

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 11:30 am

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TIL that when Kentucky Fried Chicken moved its headquarters to Tennessee, Colonel Sanders said “This ain’t no goddam Tennessee Fried Chicken, no matter what some slick, silk-suited son-of-a-bitch says”. The company moved back to Kentucky.

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 10:57 am

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