What is called a “French kiss” in the English-speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France.
French Toast Isn’t French. Joseph French advertised the modern toast but forgot to add the apostrophe.
During WW2, when Hitler visited Paris, the French cut the lift cables on the Eiffel Tower so that Hitler would have to climb the steps if he wanted to reach the top.
French grammarian Dominique Bouhours last words were: “I am about to —or I am going to— die: either expression is correct.”
You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Big Mac with a Super Sized Coke and French Fries.
After the Treaty of Versailles, French Marshal Ferdinand Foch said “This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.” Exactly 20 years and 65 days later, WW2 broke out.
During WW1, Marie Curie attempted to donate her Gold Nobel Prize medals for the war effort but the French National Bank refused to accept them.
A member of the French Foreign Legion wounded while defending France can immediately apply for French citizenship as he is “French by spilled blood”