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Why are all the houses and rooftops of buildings in France painted "RED"?
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For more visibility in air by pilots.
Answer Date: 10:19am 07/30/08
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One interesting bit of information was that the red “paint’ on many buildings was originally ox blood. The smell from the rancid blood was so bad that even the rats stayed away. People then were more concerned with rats and the plague, than with the odor.
Answer Date: 04:15am 07/31/08
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Funny question. I'm here in France, propped up on a hill looking down at the town out the window and I see plenty of grey,black and brown roof tops as well as red ones. The ones that are red seem to either be metal roofs or terracotta. The black and grey ones are slate and the brown ones are thatched.
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Answer Date: 04:25am 07/31/08
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