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Etch-A-Sketch Inventor Andre Cassagnes Dies In France

Jon Prell — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:00:02 +0000

Andre Cassagnes died on January 16th in a Paris suburb. His name is not immediately known by most of us, but his invention, the Etch A Sketch, is one of the most iconic toys of the last 50 years - a staple of the Ohio Art Company. Cassagnes, a French electrician, came up with the idea in 1950 after peeling a decal off of a light switch plate and noticing the graphite stuck to the plastic surface of the plate that was easily marked with a pencil.

Lady A Tours The World [VIDEO]

Leslie Morgan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:05:22 +0000

Lady Antebellum are currently touring the world. In this video, they share adventures in Germany and France. But, Charles says his favorite city isn’t in either of those countries. He said, “I’m a London guy. London was a little more laid back and had more pubs.” Source: premiereprep

May I Have A Nacho Burger, Poutine Fries With Cheese Curd Gravy And A McBeer?

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:14:08 +0000

Americans usually lead the way when it comes to introducing new things into the human way of life. But, according to superbooyah.com, there are some awesome fast food items that have yet to make it to our menus!! How would you like some of these?
- Pizza Hut Bacon Wrapped Sausage Crust Mini Hamburger Pizza or The McDonald's Bacon Potato Pie: both found only in Japan. Boy, The Japanese must REALLY love their bacon!!

-In France you can order McDonald's

French Couple Raises Gorilla As Their Daughter [Video]

Jon Prell — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:26:08 +0000

You have heard that people shouldn’t live with wild animals because they are wild animals. Well, meet Pierre and Elianne Thivillon, who adopted an infant female gorilla whose mother refused to breastfeed her. For the last 13 years the Thivillons have raised the gorilla, who they call Digit as their own child. The Thivillons manage a [...]

US Women's Soccer Team Advances To World Cup Final

Jon Prell — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:49:11 +0000

Not since 1999 has the US been so crazy about soccer when Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain took the World Cup championship. Yesterday in their semi-final against France, Abby Wambach scored the go ahead goal to lead the US team to a 3-1 victory over France and advancing to the World Cup Final against Japan. The [...]

Motorcyles Do The Tango

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:09:46 +0000

I LOVE to dance!! I’ve studied dance since I was 5….everything from ballet to ballroom. I found a video from France that made me smile and say…awwwwwww. It shows two motorcycles that appear to be in love as they crash and begin to dance…..

Terms 'Facebook' And 'Twitter' Banned In France

Jon Prell — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:08:35 +0000

The French government is notorious for banning the use of English words as a way of maintaining French language and culture.

However, a recent ruling by the French government, which now makes it illegal to speak the words "Facebook" or "Twitter" on television or radio newscasts, isn't as shocking as you might think.