France, the land of people, the l’hexagone, the country of rich culture and art, is a unitary sovereign comprising the parts in Western Europe. France is the biggest country by size in Europe at 643,801 km sq., which includes the islands of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion Island.
From having some of the world’s oldest buildings to world’s oldest human being, France is pretty astonishing in itself! Let us read more about it:
1. Most Visited
France is the most visited country in this whole wide world!
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2. Lutetia
Ever heard about Lutetia? Originally, Paris, the capital of France, was a Roman city called Lutetia.
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3. STOP!
You won’t find more than one ‘Stop’ sign in the whole city of Paris!
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4. Marrying From The Grave
In France, one can marry a dead person. Interesting.
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5. French Toast
Guess what? It isn’t French! and so isn’t French Fries.
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6. King for 20 minutes
Louis XIX was a King for just 20 minutes between the abdication of his father and then his own abdication in favour of his nephew, the Duke of Bordeaux.
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7. Licence Plate
The genius behind the licence plate was French.
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8. Prenom
It is legally offensive to name a pig “Napoleon” in the French country.
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9. Flag Fact
In early 19th century, the French Flag was a plain white.
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10. National Animal
The National animal of France is the Gallic rooster.
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11. Salut!
‘Salut’ is used both for greeting and parting.
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12. When A Pig Was Hanged
In late 14th century, a pig was hanged for the murder of a child.
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13. Nobel Indeed
France has won the most Nobel Prize for literature and second most for mathematics
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14. Metric System
It was during the time of French Revolution that the metric system was introduced.
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15. City Of Lights
Named as the “City Of Lights”, the ‘lights’ in the phrase is connotative of the intellects of France.
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16. Eiffel Tower Lost It
The most visited venue is not Eiffel Tower or The Louvre, but Disneyland in Paris.
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17. Perfume Capital
Grasse is considered the perfume capital of the world.
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18. Wedding Bells
The tradition of wearing white gowns was started by the French people in late 15th century.
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19. Highest point
Not only Mont Blanc is the highest point in France, but it is also the highest in Europe.
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20. Tour de Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower is painted every seven years.
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21. Bikini
The two-piece bikini as we know it now, was invented in France in 1946 and was almost called atome (atom).
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22. Cannes Film Festival
In may, the city of Cannes holds the most important Film Festival called Festival de Cannes for two weeks.
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23. Busiest Railway Station
The famous Gare du Nord Railway Station is the busiest railway station in the entire world.
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24. You’ve Been Fished
If you’re in France on the first of April, don’t get surprised by the paper fish stuck on your back. You are now officially a ‘Poisson d’Avril’ (April Fish).
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25. Oldest Human Voice
It’s in French that the oldest human voice is recorded.
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26. Cheesy Affair
France produce about a billion tonnes of cheese and more than 1,200 varieties of it throughout the year.
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