UNESCO

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Language & Communication Writing Systems

Korea's alphabet was invented on purpose, by a king

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Technology Transportation

Karl Benz patents the first practical automobile

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is signed

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History Empires & Civilizations

Spain and Portugal split the unexplored world along a line

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History Modern

Two million people formed the Baltic Way human chain

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History Empires & Civilizations

The Dutch East India Company Was Founded

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Society & Economy Politics & Law

UNESCO Was Founded to Build Peace Through Education and Culture

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Language & Communication Languages

On average, a language dies about every two weeks

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History Medieval

Korea printed a book with movable metal type 78 years before Gutenberg

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Society & Economy Trade

The Silk Road was a web of routes, and silk was only part of it

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