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Catatumbo lightning is a localized meteorological phenomenon in Venezuela. It consists of a thunderstorm characterized by its frequent and powerful lightning strikes that occurs from 140 to 160 nights a year for about ten hours each time and with a frequency of 280 flashes per hour. This storm develops at a specific location above the mouth of the Catatumbo River as it flows into Lake Maracaibo.

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The cacao tree, which produces cacao beans, is native to the tropical forests of South America, specifically the Amazon basin.

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The first fully implantable pacemaker was fitted on October 8, 1958 by Swedish surgeon Åke Senning to Arne Larsson in Sweden.

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In 1952, his first exhibition was held at the Hugo Gallery (New York).

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Saint Lucia's capital is Castries, a city on the island's northwest coast, known for its bustling port and colonial history.

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In Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Milady de Winter's real name is Anne de Breuil. A spy and manipulator, she is d'Artagnan's sworn enemy.

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The Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Base is an American research station located about 250 metres from the South Pole.

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In 1795, French confectioner Nicolas Appert invented the method of preserving food by sterilization in hermetically sealed containers, known as appertization.

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The director of the film Delusions of grandeur (1971) is Gérard Oury. This comedy film features Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in memorable roles.

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The law concerning the separation of Church and State is a law adopted on 9 December 1905 on the initiative of the Republican-Socialist deputy Aristide Briand, who was in favour of secularism without excess.

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