In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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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 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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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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