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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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 * 1) Recent additions/2010/August, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2006/June, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2008/February, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.