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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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3:02

Le saviez-vous? - "À une passante" de Charles Baudelaire

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia reads "À une passante" (To a Passerby), a classic poem from Charles Baudelaire's collection Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil).
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Le saviez-vous? - Les chiffres et les nombres (2 videos)

In part two of her lesson on numbers, Patricia counts from 41 to 100 in French. Be prepared to do some arithmetic!
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4:49

Le saviez-vous? - La série "Il était une fois"

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia introduces the famous French animated series Il était une fois (Once Upon a Time), which follows a time-traveling family through the high points of human civilization and into the future. We have several episodes available on Yabla, which you can find here, and more coming soon!
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3:08

Le saviez-vous? - "Barbara" de Jacques Prévert

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia recites a famous poem by Jacques Prévert called "Barbara." The poem is set in Brest, a town that was devastated by German bombs in the Second World War.
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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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Le saviez-vous? - L'hôtel Negresco (2 videos)

For more than a century, the Hotel Negresco was a destination of choice for the wealthy and celebrities of all kinds, from Grace Kelly to Salvador Dali. It's the last family-owned luxury hotel in France.
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Le saviez-vous? - La Promenade des Anglais (3 videos)

Patricia explains how the famous Promenade des Anglais running along the seaside of Nice got its name. The Promenade has been hosting various cultural and sporting events such as motor races since the early 1900s.
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4:11

Le saviez-vous? - L'animation dans le Vieux Nice

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia talks about the bustling Cours Saleya in the Vieux Nice neighborhood. In the nineteenth century the Cours Saleya attracted intellectuals to its literary salons, as well as tourists from all over the world.
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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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2:59

Le saviez-vous? - L'habitation dans le Vieux Nice

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia points out some architectural peculiarities in Old Nice. For example, the windows are very narrow to keep the heat out in the summer. Some houses even have special shutters with a lower part that opens separately to let in cool air.
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3:00

Le saviez-vous? - L'architecture du Vieux Nice

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Discover the unique street patterns of Old Nice, which benefit from the Mediterranean wind and provide an ingenious and efficient cooling system for the neighborhood.
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3:08

Le saviez-vous? - D'où vient le poisson d'avril?

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia explores the origin of the poisson d'avril (April Fools') tradition. There are numerous theories about this, some of them contradictory.
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