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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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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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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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In 1846, a 14 year old French peasant girl named Angelique Cottin was found to possess extraordinary electrical power. With a gentle touch she could knock over heavy pieces of furniture and even shock people near her.
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