The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
100
A 22 year old Chinese man needed a new nose. Instead of a transplant, a surgeon built a new nose on his forehead.
2
Kim Jong Un was voted Most Sexiest Man Alive by The Onion and ended up as real news in China.
11
Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
131
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
792
Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
1
In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
129