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Photos of Coca-Cola arriving in France, circa 1950

February 9, 2012 @ 12:02 pm

Photo: Mark Kauffman Retronaut has posted a wonderful gallery of photos showing Coca-Cola making its debut in France in the 1950s. Cool looking trucks and great photos of people enjoying this soft drink.

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The Underbelly Project Paris

February 8, 2012 @ 11:16 pm

Somehow I had missed this. But apparently the idea behind The Underbelly Project which I posted about back in 2010 has made its way to Paris. And now that city has an entire art gallery underneath its streets, hidden away … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s France launches new interior design concept

November 23, 2011 @ 3:33 am

Those of us (like me) who often associate McDonald’s with fast-food are in for a shocker if we ever go to France because at least one of the chain’s restaurants has been outfitted with the interior designs of Patrick Norguet. … Continue reading →

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Base jumping and slacklining in Verdon Canyon, France

October 8, 2011 @ 6:01 pm

Crazy as always! If you missed posts about highlining/slacklining previously, check them out here and here.

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CGI recreation of the 1910 Great Flood of Paris

October 7, 2011 @ 12:33 am

Photo via Wikipedia Neatorama posted this video from Olivier Campagne and Vivien Balzi of what the 1910 Great Flood of Paris would look like on video. The water in the video below is all CGI. Amazingly real, no?

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Video of an actual flea circus from 1949

October 5, 2011 @ 3:33 pm

I’m itchy now after watching this video. [via]

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