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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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    China's Building an Ultra-Modern Car-Free City from Scratch
    China is building an ultra-modern car-free city that'll house 80,000 people in "high-rise core housing". It's entirely walkable and surrounded by green space. It's designed to use less water, create less waste, and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city.
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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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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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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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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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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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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