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The city is slowly sinking to the depths of the oceans like Atlantis! Well, not really. But Mexico City is sinking at a rate of about 3.2 inches a year as the city pumps draw water from the lake that supports it.

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any are surprised to hear that we can thank Mexico for the invention of chewing gum. First stumbled upon by the Mayans, who extracted the sap that was originally used to make chewing gum (‘chicle’) from trees, the Aztecs found a more practical use for it – they used the sticky substance to hold things together: a type of ancient Blu-Tack, if you will.

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They say that necessity is the mother of all invention, and this has never been truer than in the case of Mexican engineer Manuel González Flores’ remarkable piece of technology: control pilings, a.k.a. earthquake resistant foundations. Invented in the late 40s and early 50s, these foundations adapt to the movement of the building, rather than remaining rigid, which makes them exceptionally useful in cities with a high earthquake risk and unstable foundations. Cities exactly like the Mexican capital, in fact.

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🇲🇽 Mexico's indigenous languages at risk of disappearing l Al Jazeera English

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68 indigenous languages are spoken in Mexico
Mexican law recognizes 68 official indigenous languages in the country, even though Spanish is the language used for most commercial and all governmental business. Within these 68 languages that are also dozens of variations and the number of indigenous dialects spoken in Mexico most likely numbers close to 200. Many of these languages are very much in danger of extinction, only surviving among small communities and often only spoken by the older generation.

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Jarabe Tapatío - Traditional Mexican Dance

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Guillermo González Camarena, XHGC Canal 5 Televisión

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Jarabe Tapatío

We’re kicking off our guide with what is easily the most internationally well-known and arguably the most patriotic of all of Mexico’s traditional dances—the Jarabe Tapatío. Typically, and weirdly, referred to as the Mexican Hat Dance in English, Mexico’s national dance is intricately linked with national pride. One aspect that possibly aids the enduring popularity of this courtship dance (aside from Anna Pavlova’s en pointe version) are the distinctly Mexican outfits; the male dancer wears a charro suit and the female dancer a china poblana dress.

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Color TV was invented in Mexico

Without Mexico, the world would be a lot more black and white. Guillermo González Camarena was an inventor who created the chromoscopic adapter for television equipment, which was an early color tv tranmission system. The year was 1942 and he was only 17! His first color transmission was from Mexico City in 1946.

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Without Mexico there’d be no pizza

The colonization of the New World by the Spaniards introduced a lot of products to the rest of the world. Among those incredible contributions to global gastronomy are tomatoes, peanuts, avocados, corn, vanilla and hot peppers. Imagine many of our favorite dishes without these ingredients!

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Mexico is home to one of the seven wonders of the world
Although there are various lists of the “7 wonders” variety, the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza are often considered among them. The ruins are what’s left of an ancient Maya ceremonial city on the Yucatan peninsula. The site is known for the appearance of a snake’s shadow on the steps of its great pyramid El Castillo on the day of the winter solstice.

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·       Do you know much about your own culture?

·       What do you think is interesting about your culture?

·       What is the best/most important thing your culture has given to the world?

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one important thing your culture has given to the world?

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one important thing your culture has given to the world?

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Was corn Mexico by native peoples by about 9,000 years ago. They used many generations of selective breeding to transform a wild teosinte grass with small grains into the rich source of food that is modern Zea mays. Corn is the primary U.S. feed grain, accounting for more than 95 percent of total feed grain production and use. More than 90 million acres of land are planted to corn, with the majority of the crop grown in the Heartland region. Most of the crop is used as the main energy ingredient in livestock feed.