4-Year-Old Boy Survives 16th-Floor Fall with Only Minor Injuries
Enzo, a 4-year-old boy from Aubervilliers, France, miraculously survived a 43-meter fall from his 16th-floor apartment with only a scratch and no fractures, and no one understands how. The unusual incident took place on May 26, in a high-rise apartment complex in Aubervilliers, central France. Enzo, a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with autism was in his […]
‘French Excalibur’ Sword Disappears from Rock Wall It Had Been Stuck in for 1,300 Years
Durandal, a mythical sword that had been lodged in a rock wall in the French village of Rocamadour for the last 1,300 years, has suddenly disappeared, presumably stolen. Durandal was often described as the French equivalent of the much more famous Excalibur, King Arthur’s legendary sword. Legend has it that an angel gave Durandal to […]
Motorist Caught Speeding Repaints Car to Avoid Hefty Fine
A French man is being accused of painting his Porsche sports car another color to avoid hefty penalties after being caught speeding and failing to stop despite being signaled to do so by police. On June 2nd, French police used a speed radar to catch a motorist driving at a speed of 188 km/h on […]
Woman Sues Company for Paying Her to Do Nothing for 20 Years
A French woman is taking telecom giant Orange to court for “moral harassment and discrimination at work,” accusing the company of paying her for 20 years without giving her any tasks. Laurence Van Wassenhove was recruited as a civil servant by France Telecom in 1993 before the company was taken over by Orange. Her original […]
Woman Diagnosed with Noah’s Syndrome Kept 159 Cats in Her Apartment
A 68-year-old French woman diagnosed with Noah’s Syndrome has been given a one-year suspended sentence for keeping 159 cats and 7 dogs in her 80sqm (861sqft) apartment. The unnamed woman and her 52-year-old male partner got into a dispute with neighbors in their Nice apartment building because of the mess and filth caused by their […]
9-Year-Old Boy Lives Alone in Apartment for Two Years After Mother Moves with Boyfriend
This is the heartbreaking story of a 9-year-old boy forced to live by himself in a cold apartment for two years after his mother moved in with her boyfriend 3 miles away. French newspapers recently reported the sad and shocking story of a boy who lived alone in a low-income housing unit in Nersac for […]
French Town Uses Deliberately Confusing Road Markings to Discourage Speeding
A small town in western France has gone viral for marking a busy intersection with overlapping white lines in order to confuse motorists and make them slow down. The town of Bauné, near Angers, is home to only about 1,700 people, but it has to deal with heavy traffic on a daily basis, because of […]
Wild Duck Lives With Knife Stuck in Its Neck
Animal rescuers in Brittany, France were stunned by a wild duck that seemed to lead a perfectly normal life despite having a knife stuck in its neck. Nicknamed Donald the Duck by the members of the Pinocchio et Sauvageons association, the mallard with a red knife handle sticking out of the left side of his […]
Parents Engaged in Legal Battle for the Right to Name Their Baby ‘Hades’
A young couple in France is currently engaged in a legal battle for the right to name their baby ‘Hades’, a name made famous by the god of the underworld from Greek mythology. Kristina Desgres and Rodrigo Velasquez, a young couple from the historic French port city of Saint-Malo, which happens to have the highest […]
23-Year-Old Multiple Personality Sufferer Plans Assisted Euthanasia to Deal With Her Condition
A 23-year-old successful French YouTuber recently shocked her nation by announcing that she plans to undergo assisted suicide to deal with her dissociative identity disorder (DID). Le Journal d’Olympe is a popular YouTube channel with over 250,000 subscribers where a young French woman documents her life with dissociative identity disorder a mental condition formerly known […]
Homeless Man Who Built His Own Fairytale Castle Is Now Forced to Tear It Down
A French homeless man who built his own intricate castle out of recycled foam after losing his apartment has been notified by authorities to tear it down because it poses a danger. David, a 53-year-old former animator from Toulouse, France, has been homeless for over a year, after reportedly losing his apartment to squatting. With […]
Man Fired for Not Being “Fun Enough” Wins Right to Be Boring at Work
A French court recently ruled that a man fired from a consulting firm for not being fun enough at the workplace has the right to be as boring as he likes. In 2015, Cubik Partners, a French management consultancy based in Paris, fired Mr. T, whose full name was not disclosed for privacy reasons, arguing […]
Pheasant Island – A Small Patch of Land That Changes Country Every Six Months
Pheasant Island is a tiny island on the border between Spain and France that alternates ownership status between the two countries every six months. Located on the Bidasoa River, the natural border between Spain and France, Pheasant Island is a deserted patch of land with a rather fascinating history and political status. It might not […]
The Highest Tides in Europe Are Quite a Sight to Behold
Saint Malo, a historic French port on the English Channel coast, is famous for having the highest tides in Europe, with breakwater defenses barely keeping giant waves from slamming into residential buildings. Seeing Saint Malo at low tide and then again at high tide is like looking at two completely different towns. The buildings and […]
Woman Impersonates Doctor For 3 Years Without Undergoing Any Medical Training
A 31-year-old woman was recently sentenced to 2 years in prison for impersonating a physician and then an ophthalmologist for years without any medical training. It all started in 2018, when Sonia, a 31-year-old woman from Meaux, in northern France, decided to try her luck as a physician, without undergoing any medical training. Sonia had […]