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This is the famous mascot of Brussels. It's a statue of a boy peeing. There are two stories that go with this statue. One of the stories has the boy being statue-worthy because he was found peeing on a stick of dynomite or a large firework. By peeing on it, he put it out. Otherwise, it would have exploded and burned down the city. The other story is a very prominent and rich man of Brussel, his son went missing. The statue marks where he was found and what he was doing when he was found. They dress him up depending on the special occasion. He has something like 500 or so different costumes and there is actually a museum that you can go to and see them. In this picture, he is wearing an old Vancouver Canucks uniform celebrating the 15th anniversary of their last visit to the finals. Actually, it's him dressed up with an Olympic Gold medal.