15 Things You Didn’t Know About France

It’s quite the tourist destination.

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My wife would love to go to France. She’s not alone. It seems a ton of people want to go there. While I haven’t been able to take her there, I have been able to take her to Paris, TX. They even have a miniature Eiffel Tower there. Complete with a cowboy hat on top.

I was actually working at Campell’s Soup in Paris TX when we got married. It was not romantic. Now, on to some things you didn’t know about France.

1: Celtics settled metropolitan France during the Iron Age.

Celtics went on to settle in Boston, and latter, led by such warriors as Bill Russell and Larry Bird came to be a dominant force in the NBA.

2: These Celtics tribes were known as Gauls.

Perhaps the most famous of these guys was Charles de Gaul. Wait, being told that’s not true and to knock it off.

3: France is the world’s largest tourist destination.

Apparently, the desire to be insulted in a foreign language is very powerful.

4: France actually means “realm of the Franks.”