Video - Fascinating Facts About France

Did you know that in France, the guillotine was used as a method of execution until 1977? French fries actually originated in Belgium, not France. The French army still uses carrier pigeons to deliver messages in case of emergency. The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be a temporary structure for the 1889 World's Fair. France is the most visited country in the world, with over 85 million tourists annually. French toast was not actually invented in France, but in ancient Rome. The Louvre Museum in Paris is the largest art museum in the world. French people consume over 25 pounds of cheese per person annually. France has the highest number of Nobel Prize winners for Literature. The French national anthem, La Marseillaise, was composed in 1792 during the French Revolution.