Interesting Facts About Belgium That You Didn't Know About

Fun facts:

 In the 1970s, light beer was served during school lunch

We all know Belgians love their beers, so something like this shouldn’t surprise us, right? In
traditional Belgian culture, it was acceptable for everyone, including children, to drink a kind of
light, ‘table beer’ as they drank their water and coffee. In fact, it was the norm until the 1970s, but
it was eventually replaced by water and soft drinks. In the 21st century, many organizations tried
to reinstate this custom citing that it is healthier than many types of soft drinks including juices
which cause diabetes, cancer and all sorts of illness. It is a beer with low-alcohol content (lower
than 1.5%).
 Belgium has three official languages and none of them is called
Belgian. People speak Dutch, French, and German in different parts of the
country.
 The Belgian national symbol is a peeing boy, Manneken Pis of Brussels.
The little guy has hundreds of different costumes for all kinds of occasions
and somebody takes the trouble of changing his clothes two to three times
a week.
 Belgians have invented French fries and you can find world’s best fries at
no more than 5 minutes driving distance from pretty much anywhere in the
country. Every little village has at least one fritkot – a kiosk or a van
serving Belgian fries. You probably heard that Belgians eat fries with
mayo
 Belgium is world known for comic strips. The most famous are probably
the Smurfs, Tintin, and Lucky Luke. There are more than 800 registered
Belgian comic series.