Today France celebrates Bastille Day, a national holiday (known there as La Fête Nationale, or Le Quatorze Juillet). The holiday celebrates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held one year after the storming of the Bastille - seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French nation.
Take a look back on some spectacular Guinness World Records titles achieved in France in recent years.
For 2014's Guinness World Records Day we returned to iconic Le Moulin Rouge in Paris for some amazing high-kicking dance attempts.
The achievements included Most simultaneous high kicks in 30 seconds by a single chorus line and Most times to position one leg behind the head in 30 seconds.
GWR adjudicator Justine Tommey recalls a breathtaking feat that took place at Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower in 2010.
GWR adjudicator Justine Tommey recalls a breathtaking feat that took place at Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower in 2010.
"I got to witness multiple record holder, Taig Khris, jump from a platform on the Eiffel Tower on inline skates. That was scary!"
"Taig jumped from a platform on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower into a huge half-pipe below in front of a crowd of fans. He had to land on his two feet and stay upright for the record to be valid, which I'm glad to say he did."
From adrenaline to romance, proving that you're never too old for love in France, on 1 February 2002, François Fernandez (b. 17 April 1906) and Madeleine Francineau (b. 15 July 1907) exchanged marriage vows at the rest home Le Foyer du Romarin, Clapiers, France, at the age of 95 years 290 days and 94 years 201 days, respectively. The total aggregate years between them at the time of the wedding ceremony was a record 190 years 126 days, setting a record for Oldest couple to marry - aggregate age.
And to toast Bastille Day, you'll need a glass of fine French wine. Alain Dorotte opened 13 wine bottles with a 'T-handled' cork screw (non-leverage) in one minute on the set of L'Émission des Records, Paris, France on 18 April 2001. The cork-popping record still stands to this day, earning Alain the long-running title of Fastest wine bottle opener.
And to enjoy with the wine, some ripe tasty fromage - the why not choose the smelliest cheese? According to research conducted by Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, in November 2004, the smelliest cheese was Vieux Boulogne, a soft French cheese, matured between 7-9 weeks and made from cow's milk by cheesemaker Philippe Olivier (France). Vieux Boulogne proved smellier than 14 other contenders, when reviewed by a panel of 19 human noses and one electronic - the latter testing for gaseous molecules being released by the sealed cheeses.
One journalist described its "farmyard odour replete with dung" as detectable even 50 m (164 ft) away. Mon dieu!
