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TIL a cave in France, only accessible by diving, has ancient cave art which depicts the now extinct great auk, which looked similar to a penguin

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 2:44 pm

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TIL that Andres Serrano’s Immersion (Piss Christ) was destroyed by vandals in 2011 in Avignon, France

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 7:43 pm

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You wake up, and the world is now under the bloodthirsty rule of France. What changes?

by QuestionGuy June 25, 2022, 5:59 am

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TIL that a defendant on trial in France is prohibited from being heard under oath. As a result, “a suspect may say whatever he feels fit for his defense, without fear of sanction for perjury”.

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 12:21 pm

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TIL Philippe Pétain, the commander of the French army from 1917 until 1940, was made prime minister a few days before France fell in 1940. Once Vichy France was created, he became head of state and collaborated with the Axis. After WWII, he was spared death because of his WWI service to the country.

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 8:58 pm

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TIL That although he was born in the Kingdom of France in Corsica Napoleon Bonaparte’s first language was Italian and Corsican and he was considered culturally Italian

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 12:59 pm

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During the Spanish Civil War, did Soviet Russia suppress revolutionary Communism in Spain and France to support it’s international alliances and global strategic position?

by HistoryBuff June 22, 2022, 1:13 pm

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Why did France perform so badly in the war of Spanish succession?

by HistoryBuff June 20, 2022, 11:55 am

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TIL France, saw its own constitutional crisis in 1958, when an attempted military coup was diverted only when the wartime leader Charles de Gaulle handed himself emergency powers to establish a unity government that satisfied both civilian and military leaders.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 7:20 pm

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For 12 years during the French Revolutionary Period, France had a whole new calendar. The French Republican Calendar had 10-hour days, with 100 minutes to an hour, and 100 seconds to a minute.

by HistoryBuff June 16, 2022, 4:21 am

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TIL the first blood transfusion from animal to human, was done by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, physician to King Louis XIV of France. He transfused the blood of a sheep into a 15-year-old boy, who survived likely due to the small amount of blood transferred, helping to withstand an allergic reaction.

by whatilearned June 15, 2022, 5:43 pm

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TIL in France, men are not allowed to wear swimming shorts in public swimming pools – they must wear clinging swimming trunks.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 12:02 pm

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