Baguettes: The Iconic French Bread Want to See a Different Kind of Animals? Come to Australia!

Baguettes: The Iconic French Bread

Want to See a Different Kind of Animals?

Come to Australia!

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1. There is nothing           so French as a baguette--a long, thin stick of bread that’s found in every French bakery in the world.

2. The word baguette means “stick,” which refers to the bread’s shape. To be         (ed)  a true baguette, the bread must be           on the outside and soft on the inside.

3. According to one legend, the baguette was created in Austria by a baker who         (ed)  the steam oven to France in 1839.

4. While the bread           to the 1800s, the term baguette wasn’t regularly used until the 1920s, when a new law          (ed) bakers from working before 4:00 a.m.

5. The platypus is a           example.  

6. A wombat baby will come out of its pouch when it’s about five months old. For the next few months, though, it frequently crawls back into its           for food or to feel safe.  

7. If you’re in Australia and you see a quokka, you shouldn’t feed or touch it. Doing so is actually           and you could be fined or even go to jail! You can take a picture, however.

8. In fact, #quokka          is a popular hashtag on social media. How can you take a picture without touching a quokka?