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England Invaded by Nauseating Stench from France - Scott Sayare, NYT

It wafted over northern France late in the night and reached southern England by morning on Tuesday, a noisome cloud that roused inhabitants from their sleep with its nauseating stench....

How the French Invented the 10-Hour Day - Chris Higgins, Mental Floss

Everybody knows that there are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in minute.* But in 1793, the French smashed the old clock in favor of French Revolutionary Time: ...

Tu and Twitter: The End for 'Vous' in French? - Rebecca Lawn, BBC News

The informal version of "you" in the French language - "tu" - seems to be taking over on social media, at the expense of the formal "vous". As in many countries, online modes of address in...

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