In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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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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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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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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