# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/4699 "2022-06-20T14:41:15Z")

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Moderating:

> [@Jim\_B](#):
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> Interesting theory of the French mild oath _Sacre bleu_:
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> _Dendarii\_Dame  
> Member  
> Dec '12  
> True or not, I heard that originally King Louis IX (later Saint Louis) disapproved of people being profane, and so courtiers started saying Sacre Bleu, Bleu being the king’s dog’s name._
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> From [these](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu/643092/8) boards.
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> It’s just one theory 🙂 .

> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> This is a thread for interesting random facts. Not for interesting random nonsense you’ve made up. You are on notice that if you add another fake fact you will be told to permanently leave this thread.

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@Jim_B , you don’t seem to “get” this thread. Don’t post in it again. This is an official moderator instruction.

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