In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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A 22 year old Chinese man needed a new nose. Instead of a transplant, a surgeon built a new nose on his forehead.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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