1. La France Did you know?...

2. France is the number one tourist destination in the world!!

3. France is filled with incredible Castles,

4. and beautiful Cathedrals.

5. French food is recognized as the best cuisine in the world. Escargot anyone???

7. Many things we use today were invented by the French, including the XRAY, invented by Marie Curie.

8. The Montgolfier brothers invented the hot air balloon.

9. France invented the concord jet.

10. France invented the fore-runner of the internet! French is also the second most used language on the internet (after English).

11. Did you know that French is the international language of diplomacy?

12. The French used Madame la Guillotine until 1970!

13. The oldest known cave paintings in the world are in Lascaux, France. They are 17,000 years old!

14. France is unparalleled culturally, especially in art,…

15. 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

16. Many, many famous people are French including: Jacques Cousteau, the famous undersea explorer,

17. Louis Pasteur, who invented vaccines

18. and pasteurization. France has more official kinds of cheese than there are days in the year!

19. Napoleon and Joan of Arc, who are famous French historical figures,

20. Louis Braille who invented Braille,

21. and Gustave Eiffel, an architect, who is most well known for that tower we all love.