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...that although the Montmartre funicular (pictured) is considered part of the Paris Métro, it requires a separate ticket?
...that the Dover Straits earthquake of 1580 raised tsunamis in the English Channel, flooding Calais and Boulogne?
...that sparkling wine was produced in the Languedoc wine region of Limoux long before it was produced in Champagne?

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