KFC follows only 11 people on Twitter, for one mindblowing reason

I see what you did there.
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Keith Wagstaff
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KFC is very selective about who it follows on Twitter.

This international fast food brand, owned by Yum! Brands, Inc., has strict standards, unlike the people who eat its $5 Fill Ups.

One dude on Twitter discovered this and couldn't believe it. He's going to need some time to recover, and maybe a bucket of chicken.

Are you ready for this? Here we go:

KABOOOOOOM. Using my powers of investigative journalism, I clicked on KFC's Twitter page and confirmed it's true. The brand follows every Spice Girl and six guys named Herb.

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So congratulations, Deseret News staff writer Herb Scribner and the Spice Girls, you are part of a very exclusive club.

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Keith Wagstaff

Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.

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