Eogard
Eogard t1_jcg7upt wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
You are correct, but to be more precise Saint Malo was a Corsair city. So pirates who were armed and approved by the King of France. So pirates used to disrupt foreign expeditions, a form of political pawn. The most famous is probably Surcouf, born in Saint Malo.
Eogard t1_jabsy4w wrote
Reply to comment by valeyard89 in Macron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence by HRJafael
Wasn't Togo a German colony that was split between Uk and France after the war?
Eogard t1_je8u2ag wrote
Reply to comment by Future_Green_7222 in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
They like to watch