In Lyon, France, people once venerated a greyhound saint. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13473 – The Greyhound Saint of Lyon appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
Champagne and New Year’s celebrations go back centuries. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13140 – Champagne and NYE appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
France banned serving alcohol with school lunches in 1956, but only for kids under 14. Before the 1950s, French children were not only allowed to drink wine, beer or cider in the canteen, but they were encouraged to do so. Source
France has two islands east of Canada, just off the coast of Newfoundland called Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Therefore, you can fly from Canada to France in an hour. Source
The American Revolution the -ville suffix became popular in the names of new US settlements due to an increase of pro-French sentiments. After the Marque Lafayette visited the USA in 1824, many cities , towns and counties were name after him. Source
During the French Revolution France established a state-sponsored atheistic religion called the Cult of Reason to replace Catholicism. It only lasted about a year and was later banned by Napoleon. Source
In 1841 France almost broke off relations with Texas due to a hotel owner’s marauding pigs eating the French ambassador’s bed linens. The post In 1841 France almost broke off… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
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