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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has included the practice of making asin tibuok, the artisanal sea salt of Alburquerque, Bohol, in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

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From its bucolic origins, yodelling has since spread far beyond Switzerland's borders.

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Communist China notoriously endorses fake historical sites for UNESCO recognition.

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has included the practice of making asin tibuok, the artisanal sea salt of Alburquerque, Bohol, in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

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UNESCO recognized that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta, and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage.

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From its bucolic origins, yodelling has since spread far beyond Switzerland's borders.

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