• France is the most visited country in the world
• There are over 1,000 different French cheeses
• The Louvre is the world largest and most-visited museum
• France has 12 time zones — more than any other country
• The metric system was invented in France
• The French eat around 30,000 tonnes of snails a year
• Bastille Day on 14 July marks the Revolution
• France produces wine in nearly every region
• The Tour de France has run since 1903
• The croissant actually originated in Austria