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unusual facts about Charles de Choiseul-Praslin


All This, and Heaven Too

Mademoiselle Deluzy-Desportes is governess to the four children of the Duc de Praslin (Charles Boyer) and the Duchesse de Praslin (Barbara O'Neil) in Paris during the last years of the Orleans monarchy.


Frigate Island caecilian

It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Ste. Anne, Curieuse, La Digue, Cerf, and Frégate.

Jean-Nicolas Céré

Botanist Labillardière noted that the Coco de Mer Palm, Lodicea maldivica from the island of Praslin in the Seychelles (botanically notable for its 'double' coconut, the largest seed in he world) was cultivated at the Pamplemousses gardens where it had been planted in 1769.

Lazare Picault

Praslin: Which Picault calls Isle de Palmes because of the large tracts of palm forests on the island.

Telecommunications in Seychelles

In June 2008 a new Internet cafe opened on Praslin, set up in the district administration office at Baie Ste Anne, under the sponsorship of the Jj Spirit Foundation, the Lions Club of Paradise Seychelles and Cable & Wireless.


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