La France Did you know?.... France is the number one tourist destination in the world!!
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Transcript of La France Did you know?.... France is the number one tourist destination in the world!!
France is the number one tourist destination in the
world!!
France is filled with incredible Castles,
and beautiful Cathedrals.
French food is recognized as the best cuisine in the world.
• Escargot anyone???
Many things we use today were invented by the French,
including the XRAY, invented by Marie Curie.
The Montgolfier brothers invented the hot air
balloon.
France invented the concord jet.
France invented the fore-runner of the internet!
• French is also the second most used language on the internet (after English).
Did you know that French is the international language of
diplomacy?
The French used
Madame la
Guillotine until 1970!
The oldest known cave paintings in the world are in
Lascaux, France.
They are 17,000 years old!
France is unparalleled culturally, especially in art,…
and literature. Did you know these famous novels
are French?
• -Les Miserables• -The Hunchback of• Notre Dame• -The Count of Monte • Cristo• -20,000 Leagues
Under• the Sea
Many, many
famous people are
French including: Jacques
Cousteau, the famous undersea explorer,
Louis Pasteur, who invented vaccines
and pasteurization.
France has more official kinds of
cheese than there are days in the
year!
Napoleon and Joan of Arc, who are famous French historical
figures,
Louis Braille who invented Braille,
and Gustave
Eiffel,an
architect, who is most well known
for that tower we all
love.