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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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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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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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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