The world's longest traffic jam took place in Beijing, China. It was over 60 miles long and lasted 11 days.
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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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China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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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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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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