In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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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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