In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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Chen Guanming, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, traveled by RICKSHAW for 2 years and covered nearly 40,000 miles through 16 countries, surviving flood, war zones and extreme temperatures, finally arriving at the London 2012 Olympics.
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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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Ice Cream was first made in 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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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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