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Le saviez-vous? - L'utilité des zeppelins français

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia discusses the various ways zeppelins were used in the twentieth century, as well as what led to their downfall.
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3:52

Le saviez-vous? - Le zeppelin français et le rêve de voler

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Humanity has always dreamed of flying through the air. That dream was made possible with the arrival of the zeppelin at the end of the nineteenth century.
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4:44

Le saviez-vous? - Le dernier duel à l'épée pour l'honneur en France

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

In centuries past, when a person's honor was offended, he would challenge the culprit to a duel. The last duel in France took place as recently as 1967, between two respected politicians!
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4:36

Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Nice's Jetée-Promenade is the site of a former casino by that name. Built on pilings over the sea, the original building was once a thriving casino attracting many tourists, especially British tourists who flocked to the Riviera.
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3:29

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte le développement moderne d'Antibes

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Gérard explains the development of Antibes culminating in the creation of Sophia Antipolis, a kind of science park that changed the face of the city and created a traffic nightmare.
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3:17

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte les événements fondateurs d'Antibes

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Gérard tells us about the history of Antibes, from the time of Julius Caesar to the construction of the city walls and the Fort Carré.
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3:21

Le saviez-vous? - Nice et son héritage italien

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

In this video on Nice, Patricia explains the history of the city, its Italian heritage, and its typically French atmosphere.
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Le saviez-vous? - Les anciennes lois insolites (2 videos)

Patricia has unearthed some very interesting, obscure French laws. For example: "Any woman wishing to dress like a man must request permission from the police department." Thankfully, no one obeys these antiquated laws!
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3:08

Le saviez-vous? - La tradition du poisson d'avril

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

The first of April is the day of hoaxes, pranks, and jokes. In France, the tradition is to hang paper fish on people's backs and shout, "Poisson d'avril!" (April Fish!).
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2:51

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte son endroit préféré à Antibes

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Gérard tells us about the city of Antibes where he was raised. He also sings a song about Jacques Audiberti, the renowned playwright, novelist, and poet, who was born in the city.
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2:32

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte Antibes et ses environs

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Gérard will tell you about the history of Antibes, an ancient city with a fascinating past. One of the oldest cities in the region, it was built by the Phocaeans before Roman times.
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Le saviez-vous? - L'histoire de la dictée (2 videos)

Patricia explains the importance of dictation exercises for learning French. Now an essential teaching tool in the classroom, dictation was originally a pastime for French nobility. The author Prosper Mérimée created a dictation exercise for Empress Eugénie that stumped even the brightest intellectuals. Think you can beat them? Try it yourself here.
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Le saviez-vous? - La tradition de la Chandeleur (2 videos)

Patricia continues her series on the feast of Candlemas, which in France is centered around the crêpe. Due to its round shape and golden color, the crêpe was a symbol of the sun in pagan times.
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2:50

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte les Phocéens à Antibes

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Gérard tells us about the history of Antibes, which goes back to the Phocaeans. Those ancient people always consulted an oracle before undertaking a voyage into the unknown to conquer new territories.
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2:48

Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte l'histoire d'Antibes

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Gérard will introduce you to Antibes, a beautiful city founded by the Phocaeans in the 400s BC. The Phocaeans were replaced by the Romans, who were replaced by the Christians. Nowadays Antibes has grown to become the third-largest city in the Alpes-Maritimes department.
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