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Up until 2004 you had to book a non-smoking rail-car in France. I remember having to book a seat in the smoking section because the non-smoking cars were full. Smoking was only being phased-out in high-school yards (for 15-18 yo highschoolers not only the staff)

The glasses remind me of Duralex Picardie glasses which are also a classic in France. The tall 36cl and 58cl versions look very similar.

This is largely cultural and language sensitive. I took the test as a french native speaker and got a green-blue boundary greener than the average population with the commentary "For you, turquoise is blue". Indeed it is. It is called bleu turquoise in french.

Ochre is from a type of clay

It's easier to cancel elections during à conflict

Both likely come from (middle) dutch bakboord (the side of your back) facing the stierboord (the side with the steering oar) . Stierboord became estribord then tribord. Its more explicit in modern german and dutch.

Yes the brine could just be diluted wih gray water to reduce the environnemental impact without the energy recovery of the osmotic plant and the capital can be invested in other renewable with better efficiency.

That being said it's a first so it's a pilot project needed to have feedback on a real plant in operation and not just back of the enveloppe calculations and suppositions. Sometime you need to just build the thing to encounter problems, issues or non-issues.

Pine tree suffer from other parasites and notably sphaeropsis fungus

25000km is 250 100km days per year. That's a lot.

In France for example the average yearly distance travelled by car is closer to 12000km not 25000. More achievable but still a lot.

Exactly how it's called in french

Heard this in France too from MD. Link between drinking too hot (over 60°C) and oesophagus cancer