TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long that by the time of completion it was largely obsolete. Years later it found new purpose as a filming location for game shows. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by SilasMarner77 t3_xvfhxd on October 4, 2022 at 1:44 PM in todayilearned 29 comments 372
moodpecker t1_ir1ephb wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:06 PM I spent a semester in Moscow in 1998, and they showed Форт Баярд на НТВ all the time. It's how I will never forget the Russian word for midget, "карлик." Permalink 14 SilasMarner77 OP t1_ir1kso1 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:44 PM Another TIL for me there! Permalink Parent 3
SilasMarner77 OP t1_ir1kso1 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:44 PM Another TIL for me there! Permalink Parent 3
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