An old plastic statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders has been disposed, ending the role it played as a lucky symbol since being recovered decades after it was tossed into a river in the 1980s.
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Statue of Colonel Sanders disposed of after 39-year saga
The statue went through a ritual that is typically held for the repose of the souls of old dolls at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 8.
The Japan Times