This is an article which lists a whole bunch (29 in fact!) cool maps of France, for example these: You might even learn a thing or two like ...
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Europe's median age from 1960 to 2060
I came across this infographic today which I found pretty scary. I can envisage all sorts of problems due to an ever ageing population :( S...
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France forbids names like Nutella, Strawberry, Titeuf and MJ
This is a funny and interesting article. I don't think it's just France either but many European countries are pretty strict about w...
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Top French babies' names / Top des prénoms français 2015
Some of the top French babies' names for 2015 : Voici le top des prénoms (français) 2015 : Filles/Girls: Emma, Chloé, Inès, Léa, Ma...
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JE SUIS CHARLIE and news
I know, I know this is old news. I meant to write a post about this when it all happened but I had a lot going on... I was quite saddened by...
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France cuts family and childcare benefits
Pic: http://www.cricklewoodchildcare.com.au/ article link: http://www.thelocal.fr//20140930/france-birthrate-benefits-children-cuts-auster...
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Top 10 countries with best quality tap water
http://www.mareawhitedds.com/ Over the years I've noticed a snobbery factor with drinking/not drinking tap water . People think it's...
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RIP 43things website
I guess all good things have come to an end... :`( I just logged in to 43 things (which I haven't done so for a few months) and was surp...
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Bilingualism fights dementia and improves brain function
There are LOTS of articles like this online, this is by no means the best one but it is just one example of how learning multiple languages ...
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Most common languages spoken in the US after English
You might have seen this article already, it originated on Slate . Ben Blatt has created a cool series of maps showing what second languag...
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Learning a foreign language: Surround yourself with the people, culture and context
I came across this interesting article and agree with what it says. Basically they're saying that not being surrounded by the context a...
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Top French baby's names of 2013 prénoms
According to this site they are: Le top de prénoms français en 2013 Top 20 French girls' names 2013 Emma Lola Chloé Inès Jade Manon Lo...
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Carla Bruni has a girl called Giulia
First lady of France, Carla Bruni, has a girl named Giulia. Linky at LeDauphine.com
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Paris vs New York skinny people
I wrote that I thought there are no fat people in Paris . I happened to find this article New York skinny vs Paris skinny which I thought w...
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Carla Bruni has a baby
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's birth update... Live updates here
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1 year old thinks a magazine is an iPad
Continuing on from my rant about babies and technology of almost 5 months ago (sheez where did the time go?!)... here is a one-year-old who...
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World's best cities to travel to during summer
I just read the title of this Lonely Planet article and had hoped and guessed it was Sydney (hey I'm not biased or anything! ;) ). I wa...
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Algerian man has been denied French nationality
An Algerian man has been denied French nationality because of his sexist attitudes towards women. The man's application was refused beca...
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World's top ten countries with the highest living standards
Not sure where they got their data from... The list sounds about right but I'm not sure of the order... and I'm pretty sure Germany ...
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