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Mont Blanc15,771ft (4807m)

The Tour de France bicycle race is typically held over some 20 day-long stages covering around 2200 miles (3600 km) for the coveted yellow jersey.

The lowest point in Andorra is Riu Runer,at 2756 ft (840m) above sea level.

The word denim comes from “de Nîmes,”this being the town where the fabric wasoriginally produced.

One of history’s great leaders,Napoleon Bonaparte, was bornon August 15, 1769, at Ajaccioin Corsica.