In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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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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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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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 Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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