In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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Kim Jong Un was voted Most Sexiest Man Alive by The Onion and ended up as real news in China.
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