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<p>If you&#39;re a KFC fanatic, you will occasionally wake up from a food coma to wonder about the <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-kfc-recipe-revealed-20160818-story.html" target="_blank">Colonel&#39;s secret recipe</a>, only to eat more chicken and pass out again. One hero did the same, except he had time to check KFC&#39;s Twitter follows before reentering the greasy haze of chicken sleep.</p><h2>Here are KFC&#39;s follows:</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="856" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/11-EzvaBW.png" width="700" /></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Do you get it?</h2><p>What do Geri Horner, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, and Victoria Beckham have in common? Then ask yourself what Herb Scribner, Herb J. Wesson, Jr., Herb Waters, Herb Dean, Herb Sendek, and Herb Alpert share between themselves. If you haven&#39;t gotten it, maybe you live outside of KFC&#39;s advertising bubble. Allow me to help you.</p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="250" src="https://giphy.com/embed/UXBmXisK0KF2g" width="480"></iframe> <p>The only thing you&#39;ve really been told about KFC&#39;s secret recipe is that there&#39;s a certain blend of herbs and spices. Specifically, &quot;11 herbs and spices,&quot; very much their trademark.</p> <p><strong>LOOK AT THAT LIST AGAIN.</strong></p> <div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o7bu4jxmndiUwVjmE" width="480"></iframe> <p><strong>IT&#39;S FIVE SPICE GIRLS AND SIX DUDES NAMED HERB.</strong></p> <div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="269" src="https://giphy.com/embed/Zg7clvqHE3CdW" width="480"></iframe> <p><strong>A revelation that vaulted one KFC follower into mega-viral fame:</strong></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/kfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KFC</a> follows 11 people.<br><br>Those 11 people? 5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb. <br><br>11 Herbs &amp; Spices. I need time to process this.</p>&mdash; 🅴🅳🅶🅴 (@edgette22) <a href="https://twitter.com/edgette22/status/921103567771131904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Because people really, really appreciate KFC for this.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">the person that runs the KFC account needs a raise. I don&#39;t care how much they make now. GIVE THEM A RAISE.</p>&mdash; Samantha O&#39;Pumpkins (@sicklittlejag) <a href="https://twitter.com/sicklittlejag/status/921153206079467520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I wasn&#39;t ready for this KFC!! <br><br>BTW +1 of giving the guy a serious raise!</p>&mdash; Rick (@ImToxicRickYall) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImToxicRickYall/status/921195020442628096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just realized they weren&#39;t following back. <br>Rude.<br>Good joke though.</p>&mdash; Wendy&#39;s (@Wendys) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/921216212222316544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/SPf5yvXQkY">pic.twitter.com/SPf5yvXQkY</a></p>&mdash; Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsCrab/status/921154557006241792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/829UmcJ1um">pic.twitter.com/829UmcJ1um</a></p>&mdash; Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/921201926280237056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;FINALLY&quot; --KFC social media manager</p>&mdash; Mrs. Carm (@Mrs_Carm) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mrs_Carm/status/921175733094907905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Sometimes the long game pays off. I for one am starving.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Someone figured out why KFC only follows 11 people on Twitter and everyone's screaming.

If you&#39;re a KFC fanatic, you will occasionally wake up from a food coma to wonder about the Colonel&#39;s secret recipe, only to eat more chicken and pass out again. One hero did the same, except he had time to check KFC&#39;s Twitter follows before reentering the greasy haze of chicken sleep.Here are KFC&#39;s follows:Do you get it?What do Geri Horner, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, and Victoria Beckham have in common? Then ask yourself what Herb Scribner, Herb J. Wesson, Jr., Herb Waters, Herb Dean, Herb Sendek, and Herb Alpert share between themselves. If you haven&#39;t gotten it, maybe you live outside of KFC&#39;s advertising bubble. Allow me to help you. The only thing you&#39;ve really been told about KFC&#39;s secret recipe is that there&#39;s a certain blend of herbs and spices. Specifically, &quot;11 herbs and spices,&quot; very much their trademark. LOOK AT THAT LIST AGAIN.  IT&#39;S FIVE SPICE GIRLS AND SIX DUDES NAMED HERB.  A revelation that vaulted one KFC follower into mega-viral fame:   .@KFC follows 11 people.Those 11 people? 5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb. 11 Herbs &amp; Spices. I need time to process this.&mdash; 🅴🅳🅶🅴 (@edgette22) October 19, 2017 Because people really, really appreciate KFC for this.the person that runs the KFC account needs a raise. I don&#39;t care how much they make now. GIVE THEM A RAISE.&mdash; Samantha O&#39;Pumpkins (@sicklittlejag) October 19, 2017 I wasn&#39;t ready for this KFC!! BTW +1 of giving the guy a serious raise!&mdash; Rick (@ImToxicRickYall) October 20, 2017 Just realized they weren&#39;t following back. Rude.Good joke though.&mdash; Wendy&#39;s (@Wendys) October 20, 2017  pic.twitter.com/SPf5yvXQkY&mdash; Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) October 19, 2017  pic.twitter.com/829UmcJ1um&mdash; Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 20, 2017 &quot;FINALLY&quot; --KFC social media manager&mdash; Mrs. Carm (@Mrs_Carm) October 20, 2017 Sometimes the long game pays off. I for one am starving.

A Twitter hero noticed that KFC only followed 11 people and quickly figured out the mind-blowing reason why.