In 1925, a con man posing as a French government official convinced a scrap-metal dealer that the Eiffel Tower was going to be dismantled. Discover how Victor Lustig built one of history's most famous fraud schemes—and why the story became legendary.

French pronunciation can seem difficult when spelling and sound don't match. Learn the key rules behind silent letters, nasal sounds, liaisons, French vowels and 10 common pronunciation mistakes.