TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long that by the time of completion it was largely obsolete. Years later it found new purpose as a filming location for game shows. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by SilasMarner77 t3_xvfhxd on October 4, 2022 at 1:44 PM in todayilearned 29 comments 372
pjabrony t1_ir0yr0h wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM > TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long HOW LONG WAS IT?! Permalink 41 tdgros t1_ir1914n wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:30 PM Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857 But the invention of TV took so long that the game show only started in 1990 Permalink Parent 52 Vdaggle t1_irivdkw wrote on October 8, 2022 at 3:28 PM 56 years Permalink Parent 1
tdgros t1_ir1914n wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:30 PM Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857 But the invention of TV took so long that the game show only started in 1990 Permalink Parent 52
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