In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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In France, by law a bakery has to make all the bread it sells from scratch in order to have the right to be called a bakery.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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