Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing ›

reuters:

The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tourist attraction, has had to stop peeing because of sub-zero temperatures, Belgium’s tourist office said on Wednesday.

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∞  02/01/12 at 02:32pm via reuters
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