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2024-11-01 14:57:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F90CB51BB28D8A5F43999EFFE47388D000EE5D814C67E6B6C8B91C972D1A2C7E
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The hand shape of the pastry represents a city symbol springing from a legend about the Gallo-Roman founding and naming of the city of Antwerp. The hands also appear in the Antwerp municipal coat of arms as far back as 1249, predating Leopold's reign by hundreds of years. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/12/fact-check-antwerp-handjes-sweets-are-not-a-tribute-to-the-congo-atrocities-of-leopold-ii-of-belgium.html
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