1 Comment TIL there’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada called “Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.” It’s where the aboriginal people used to chase buffalo off a precipice and then carve up their remains at their camps below. by whatilearned September 4, 2022, 10:41 pm 7 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL: Until 2013, foreign chefs in Japan were legally barred from working in restaurants specializing in traditional Japanese food and could only serve foreign cuisine. Japan changed its regulations for foreign chefs after traditional Japanese cuisine won UNESCO designation. by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 1:00 pm 11 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL during the WW2 there were a secret hospital for 120 partisans in Slovenia, hidden in the forest behind a torrent, that remained secret for over 2 years that, despite fervent attempts by enemy forces-Nazi, it was never discovered. Now it’s a museum candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site by whatilearned July 24, 2022, 5:54 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL Beer culture in Belgium is added in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage at 2016. by whatilearned June 8, 2022, 10:55 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL UNESCO has added Finnish sauna culture on its heritage list. The culture “involves much more than simply washing oneself. In a sauna, people cleanse their bodies and minds and embrace a sense of inner peace”, UNESCO said. by whatilearned May 30, 2022, 6:50 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL Timgad ruins are one of the best extant examples of the grid plan as used in Roman town planning and UNESCO World Heritage Site. by whatilearned May 8, 2022, 1:36 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL about the Burgess Shale, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a very important fossil bed for understanding the history of life on earth. First discovered in 1909 by Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian. They are located near Mt. Burgess in the Canadian Rockies. by whatilearned February 18, 2022, 1:08 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL to obtain South Korea’s support for making Hashima Island a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan acknowledged it had brought Koreans to work on the island against their will and under harsh conditions. Immediately after the site was approved, Japan backtracked and denied forced labor had occurred. by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 8:56 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL Italian architect Guiseppe Pettazzi built many Art Deco buildings in Asmara during Italy’s colonial rule of Eritrea including his most famous building, the Fiat Tagliero Service Station, which is modeled on an airplane design. In 2017, Asmara was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. by whatilearned September 4, 2021, 3:43 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL that the construction of a new hotel which resembles a giant Turd has brought the UNESCO status of Edinburgh’s historic skyline under scrutiny. by whatilearned July 9, 2021, 12:06 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL that the idea the humans had different races was challenged by the UNESCO statement on “The Race Question” on 18 July 1950. by whatilearned June 17, 2021, 10:44 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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