As we all know, the mascot for KFC, Colonel Sanders, is based on a real person. Which is these statements about the real colonel is NOT true?

Colonel Harland Sanders lived from 1890 to 1980. While he was in fact in the military, it was actually the governor of his home state who bestowed on him the rank of colonel. Sanders was also a notorious womanizer and married his first wife at 19. After that, he took a variety of lovers. It was actually one of his mistresses who helped him turn KFC into a national brand.

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