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TIL - In 2010, French cuisine earned a spot on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The "gastronomic meal of the French" is alongside other embodiments of "intangible" cultural heritage, including Peking opera and Corsican polyphonic chant, on UNESCO's list celebrating world art forms and traditions.

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