Interesting Paris facts, capital city of France facts

Below is an amazing world of interesting facts on Paris, capital city of France facts, let's enjoy!

1. Open terraces

If you were to spend each day of your life in Paris visiting a different open terrace (of a bar, cafe, or restaurant), then it would take you 29.8 years to see all places (and who knows how many new ones will open in that time!). Cause there are 9,057 of them.

2. Birthplace of Paris

Not many of us know the fact that Île de la Cité is the birthplace of Paris. When you’re wandering around the Île de la Cité admiring Notre-Dame Cathedral or crossing Pont Neuf, take a look around and try to imagine what it must have been like in 53 BC when Roman troops first joined the Celtic settlers living on the tiny island.

3. Plaster of Paris

Plaster of Paris, used to make a cast if you break a bone, was invented in Paris. It comes from a powdered rock called gypsum and sculptors such as Auguste Rodin used the powder, which was plentiful in the hills around Paris, mixed with water, to create miniature sculptures before casting their masterpieces in bronze.

4. Only one stop sign

In the whole of Paris, there is only one stop sign, situated at the exit of a building company in the rich 16th arrondissement. The traffic system in Paris is mainly based on giving way to those coming from the right. 

5. The most beautiful city in the world

The city is most preferred for light, love and culture. The city with the long list of beauty is at the heart of the France. The city is known for the latest fashion and gastronomy. When we think about Paris, Eiffel tower is the famous site that will strikes in our mind. Charming streets, romantic restaurants, cafes, the monumental squares, attracting structures helps the city become one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

6. More dogs than children

There are more dogs in Paris than there are children, around 300,000 dogs. Dogs are truly man’s best friends, but in Paris best friend is taken to a whole other level. In Paris, we all know that the Parisians are truly caring towards their pets, spending nearly half a million dollars just to make sure their dogs are groomed and cared for.

7. Baguette’s world

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If you like baguettes then you're in the right city because there are 1,784 bakeries in Paris. It is considered as baguette’s world for this reason.

8. Longest street

The longest street in Paris is the rue Vaugirard in the 15th arrondissement. It is 4,360 meters long.

9. Shortest street

The shortest street of Paris is the rue des Degrés in the 2nd arrondissement. It is 6 meters long.

10. Paris plants

All the trees in Paris are referenced and measured. And there are about 470,000 of them, they counted.

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Top Awesome Facts About Hillary Clinton

Being one of two brightest candidates for president of American, Hillary Clinton is the famous name welsomed recently. Check interesting facts on her now

1. Young Hillary Rodham wasn’t initially interested in politics, she had dreamed of “becoming a baseball player, a journalist, and an astronaut,” according to the National Constitution Center.

2. Hillary Clinton is a Methodist, unlike her husband Bill who is a Southern Baptist.

3. She attended Wellesley College and Yale Law School, where she met her husband. After she completed her law degree, she also took postgraduate classes at Yale Child Study Center.

4. According to Biography.com, Clinton was once a Republican, even campaigning for Barry Goldwater in 1964. She switched parties in 1968, and went on to work for Democratic nominee George McGovern in 1972 and Jimmy Carter in 1976

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5. In 1974, Clinton became a member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff during the Watergate scandal. President Richard Nixon resigned later that year.

6. In addition to serving as first lady, Clinton has had several other “firsts.” According to Biography.com, Clinton is the first presidential spouse to earn a postgraduate degree and the first to be elected to national office.

7. She is also, according to author Sally Bedell Smith, the first presidential spouse to be subpoenaed. Bill and Hillary Clinton are the first and only first couple to be fingerprinted by the FBI.

8. Hillary was both senator and first lady for 20 days. She was sworn in as a U.S. senator on Jan. 1, 2001, and Bill left the White House on the 20th.

9. Other facts about Hillary Clinton is that she has taught at the University of Arkansas Law School.

10. She served as the 67th U.S. secretary of state during Obama’s first term in office. She was the third female secretary of state in U.S. history.

11. Hillary won a Grammy in 1997 for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her book “It Takes a Village.”

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