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    How did the inhabitants of Brussels, Belgium, get their nickname of "chicken-guzzlers"?

    Question #100740. Asked by Flem-ish. (Nov 03 08 2:20 AM)


    looney_tunes

    		During the attack on the castle of Gaasbeek in 1388 the Bruxellois consumed so many chickens that they acquired the nickname of 'Kiekefretters' or 'chicken-guzzlers'. The army of the time was known for taking care of their stoimachs, and this was just one example.
    http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Sh4H3m-ztBAC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=Brussels+%22chicken-guzzlers%22&source=bl&ots=T28gc3LpVg&sig=_JC4vRHk5jcMFfLYZ38bgLcB_8Y&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

    Nov 03 08, 2:36 AM

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