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[–] 79 points 8 months ago (1 child)

King Richard I was once captured for ransom while traveling undercover trough Austria.

His cover was blown specifically because he tried ordering a roast chicken.

There are a few variations of the details in this story though, a peasant could definitely have owned a chicken and eaten it when it died but it was probably way more valuable to sell it.

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