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The Welsh word for ‘cockerel’ is ceiliog. Ceiliog sounds like Kelloggs, and that is why there’s a cockerel on boxes of Corn Flakes. The cockerel is called Cornelius.

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Funk As Puck @funkaspuck.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 14:53 UTC

I just walked past this noisy fellow

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ishyamo @ishyamo.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:58 UTC

I didn’t know this! 😳

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Bethan M Jenkins @gwenynen.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:55 UTC

And it's (allegedly) because Welsh harpist Nansi Richards mentioned it to Kellogg when she was in the US

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