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    In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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    There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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    Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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    All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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    The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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