Fun Facts
- France produces over 400 types of cheese.
- It is illegal to name a pig Napoleon.
- The heir to the French throne was called Le Dauphin, which also means dolphin.
- In 1389, a pig was hung in France for the murder of a child.
- Paris is nicknamed the "city of lights," but the lights actually refer to the intellectuals who live there.
- The oldest bridge in Paris is called Pont Neuf (New Bridge).
- The most visited attraction in Paris isn't the Eiffel Tower (5.5 million visitors), nor the Louvre (5 million visitors), but Disneyland Paris (13 million visitors).
- French toast and French fries aren't French inventions.
- The croissant, the most famous pastry in France, was actually invented in Austria.
- The word “salut” means both “hello” and “goodbye.”
- French men have the lowest level of obesity in the EU, and women are second after Denmark.
- In exceptional cases, a person can legally marry a deceased person with the consent of the president.