In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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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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Ice Cream was first made in China!
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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 yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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