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WTF Fun Fact – Laws Prevent Changing Name When Married

August 2, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Laws Prevent Changing Name When Married

In Quebec, Greece, and France, there are laws which prevent a wife from taking her husband’s last name when getting married.–WTF Fun Facts

Source:https://time.com/3940094/maiden-married-names-countries

WTF Fun Fact – Mustaches For All

April 29, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Mustaches For All

In 1907, French waiters went on strike for the right to have mustaches. In France prior to 1907, mustaches were a symbol of class and stature, while waiters were seen as lower class and therefore not mustache-worthy. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/french-mustache-strike

WTF Fun Fact – Time For France

January 8, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Dozen Of Time Zones

Technically, France holds the record by having a dozen different time zones, more than the USA and Russia which each span 11 different time zones. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/france

WTF Fun Fact – French Meowing Nuns

October 16, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Meowing Nuns

In 1844, there was a case of hysteria in a French convent of nuns. One started meowing and after a week all the nuns were meowing harmoniously in the afternoons. It didn’t stop until neighbors called soldiers. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://archive.org/details/epidemicsofmiddl1844heck/

WTF Fun Fact – Wild Wallabies In Paris

September 16, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Wild Wallabies In Paris

There are ~150 wallabies living in the forest of Rambouillet near Paris, France. They are descendants of several wallabies that escaped from the local zoo in the 1970’s. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11763787/Up-to-150-wallabies-living-wild-near-Paris-in-Rambouillet-forest.html

Fun Fact – Big Dipper AKA…

July 6, 2019 by WTF
fun fact big dipper

The Big Dipper which makes up part of the constellation Ursa Major is known as The Plough in the UK and Le Casserole in France. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: http://www.skyguide.org.uk/constellations/ursamajor/ursamajor.htm

WTF Fact – Pac Man Skull

July 1, 2019 by WTF
fun fact pac man skull

French artist, Gentil Garçon, worked with a paleontologist, François Escuilié, to create a skull of the pellet-gobbling video game icon, Pac Man. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/14/real-life-pac-man-skull_n_1275989.html

France is out of office

June 15, 2019 by WTF
law fact France out of office

France passed a ‘right to disconnect’ law in 2017, allowing people to ignore emails that arrive outside business hours. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/02/technology/france-office-email-workers-law/index.html

underneath the avenues and boulevards of southern

March 26, 2019 by WTFFF Master
Underneath the avenues and boulevards of southern Paris

Underneath the avenues and boulevards of southern Paris, France, there are catacombs/ossuaries holding the remains of more than six million people.
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