Two Kings Spent Millions To Throw Themselves A Party For Over Two Weeks
Today in 1520 the beginning of what may have been the biggest, most expensive party of all time, involving two kings, 18 days and $19 million.
When France And Spain Had A “War Of The Stop Signs”
It wasn't an actual war, but in the 1980s France and Spain were in a pretty serious dispute over stop signs placed on a road between a little Spanish enclave in southwestern France and the rest of Spain.
La Bougie du sapeur, The Newspaper That Only Comes Out On February 29
There's a newspaper in France that’s only published every four years: the leap day paper known as La Bougie du sapeur.
When Two Frenchmen Apparently Fought A Duel In Hot Air Balloons
It's been called “the most ridiculous duel in history": two guys in France apparently decided to duel while they were flying hot air balloons.
French President Paul Deschanel Once Fell Out Of A Moving Train
Sometime on this night in 1920 the president of France fell out of a moving train. And the story got weirder from there.
How A Farmer In Belgium Accidentally Changed The Country’s Borders
Today in 2021, the BBC reported on a very unusual happening: a farmer in Belgium accidentally redrew the country’s border with France.
There’s A House In The Middle Of France’s Loire River
It's known as the House in the Loire, and it's a popular sight for those on Loire River boat tours. But it's not a house on a formerly dry site that later flooded; nor does anyone live there.
A Town In France Could Have Bioluminescent Street Lights
In Rambouillet, France, a startup is developing street lights that are bioluminescent - they’re powered by bacteria that glow.
Every Six Months This Island Switches Countries
Change is in the air in the border region between Spain and France. A small island there called Pheasant Island is about to change countries, as it does twice a year.
Robot and Franc: Soda-Stealing Robot Primed for Caffeine and Sugar-Fueled Mayhem
And in France, there's a robot on a sugar high looking to break into soda machines