World● Low1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 10:01 AM
Why Doctors in Thailand Fear KFC
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT World · East Asia
In a country where superstitions are as imaginative as they are many, physicians have come to fear a jinx involving Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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