Fun fact: a billion is 10 to 12th power in French and 10 to the power of 9 in English. A US billion is 1 000 000 000, a French billion is 1 000 000 000 000. (

Fun fact: a billion is 10 to 12th power in French and 10 to the power of 9 in English. A US billion is 1 000 000 000, a French billion is 1 000 000 000 000. (French as in francophone, not exclusively from France)