The French army is the only one in Europe that still employs carrier pigeons. These pigeons, which are housed at Mont Valérien near Paris, can be deployed to carry out broadcasts in the event of a severe disaster.
Related Facts
Did you Know? The 'Big Apple' has an unusual story.
Spirited Away Was The First Animation Film To Be Nominated And Win An Academy Award.
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were based on very different designs
It was discovered by local farmers.
Did you Know? YouTube drives the most engaged traffic of any social media site.
Second-busiest underground network in Europe is in paris
Is it Myanmar or Burma?
Fun Fact! Egypt is the 3rd sunniest country
Winnie the Pooh was based on a real bear
On television, a witness to Abraham Lincoln's assassination was interviewed.
Chocolate bars were not the first chocolate treat.
Santa’s North Pole Home Was Dreamed Up By A 19Th Century Cartoonist.
Fun Fact! Ukraine is Europe's least expensive travel destination.
There are 2,700 languages with over 7,000 individual dialects spoken around the world today.
Over 700,000 laborers took about 40 years to complete the statues.
Did you Know? Uzbek people believe in goodluck bread
Did you Know? Assyria was one of the great superpowers of the ancient world
Did you Know? Mexico City is the second city of the world with the largest number of museums.
Of all the adults having internet access, 71 % of the people use social media.
Did you Know? Peppers can encourage proper clotting
Did you Know? Mesopotamian city Uruk was one of the largest cities of those times
The anime Haikyuu!! was created to popularise volleyball, and it succeeded!
Some argue with the popular contention that the bombs ended World War Two
The way you eat Oreos reveals a lot about your personality.
The First iPod Included A Hidden Easter Egg