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Paris, France Famous dance is protected The French government says it will add the cancan dance to its “intangible cultural heritage” list. This contains things that are regarded as uniquely French. The aim of the list is to protect them so they can be enjoyed in the future. The cancan was invented in Paris in the 19th century. It features dancers kicking their legs as fast and high as they can. US Dogs help discover truffles Two new species of truffle (a type of fungi) have been found by specially trained dogs. One was found by a dog named Luca in the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains and named Tuber cumberlandense. The other truffle was found by a dog called Monza, and named Tuber canirevelatum, meaning “dog-found truffle” in…

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