The crews for repair at the Paris Cathedral of Notre Dame that caught fire in 2019 found an ancient graveyard full of tombs, including one entirely preserved, human-shaped sarcophagus made from lead. This sarcophagus was buried under the central nave where the workers dug footing holes for the scaffolding necessary […]
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How Is Paris Turning Abandoned Parking Garages into Organic Mushroom Farms
Hello and welcome to the wonderful and weird world of ‘cave gardening’. If you’re hearing this term for the first time, don’t worry-you’re not alone. Many people actually had no idea until they checked out the BBC’s Follow the Food show and realized the immense agricultural things happening below the […]
Us Veteran Finds French Woman He Fell in Love with in WW2 after 75 Years
During the WW2, a young soldier from the US fell in love with an 18-year-old girl from France while he was stationed in the small town where she lived. 75 years later, KT Robbins who’s now 97, finally managed to reunite with the woman whose photo he kept by his […]
At this French Marathon, Runners can Stop for Wine & Cheese
Running a marathon isn’t easy, that’s for sure. You’re running, sweating, and trying to breathe properly. However, this marathon in France may have come up with a solution to make running easier and even more enjoyable- cheese and wine breaks for the runners. The French Marathon du Medoc offers its […]
France Pledges to Ban Shredding of Male Chicks in Egg Industry by 2021
Did you know that around 7 billion male chicks from the egg industry are exterminated every year on a global level? Therefore, animal welfare advocates are praising the recent decision of the French government to prohibit the live shredding of unwanted male chicks and castrating piglets without using anesthesia. Annually, […]
Kudos to France: Monsanto’s Roundup Finally Banned
The president of France, Macron, is fully committed to banning glyphosate-based weed killers to 2021. However, MPs have rejected legal moves to enforce the ban. The lower house of the French parliament has rejected efforts to impose a deadline to phase out this controversial chemical that’s been associated with cancer. […]
France Becomes First Country In Europe To Ban All Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths
France has decided to take serious steps to protect the bee population and became the first country in Europe which banned the usage of the five pesticides that researchers found to be the most damaging to these insects. The ban of neonicotinoids has been encouraged by environmentalists and beekeepers; however, […]