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    Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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    Perfect Posture
    Perfect Posture
    Some Chinese paramilitary police learn their 'perfect posture' with pins in their collar.
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    Yao Ming's Father Was the Tallest Man in China, Mother Was Tallest Female Basketball Player
    The Chinese government "encouraged" the country's tallest female basketball player to marry the country's tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
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    Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Ice Cream was first made in China!
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    In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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    Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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