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Almost 50% of English words come from French.

Mayonnaise is a French creation.

The French president is elected for four years, just like the American president.

There are over 45,000 native French speakers in Ohio.

The first scuba tank was invented by the French.

The 1st person to jump from an airplane and survive the fall because of a parachute was French.

The French invented the hot air balloon.

There are 200 companies in Ohio that are owned by residents of Francophone countries.

Canning (the process of preserving food in jars/cans) was invented by the French.

The US is the #1 health care system in the world considering cost, quality and availability.

English is the only language considered global.

Denim was invented by the French.

Braille is a French invention.

The movie camera was a French invention

The French invented the sewing machine.

Marietta Ohio was named after famous French queen Marie Antoinette.

According to Bloomberg, French is the 5th most useful language for business in the world.

France is the #2 medical system in the world in terms of cost, quality and availability.

The official French work week is 40 hours just like in the United States.

France is the most visited country in the world.

35,000 people are employed by Francophone (French speaking) owned companies in Ohio.

The Etch-A-Sketch was invented by the French.

The French invented Pasteurization

Spanish is the most frequently taught 2nd language in the world.

The Metric System was a French invention.

Photography was invented by the French.

Dannon is a French owned company in Ohio.

France has the highest labor productivity of any nation in the world.

The United Nations predicts by the year 2050 French will be the world's most spoken language.

Robert Cailliau and Jean-François Groff invented the WWW with Tim Berners-Lee.