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 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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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not 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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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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