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Haicheng Earthquake
In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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Smartphone Sidewalk
The Chinese city of Chongqing has the world's first dedicated pavement for mobile phone users.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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Perfect Posture
Some Chinese paramilitary police learn their 'perfect posture' with pins in their collar.
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China Afforrestation
In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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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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City in the Clouds
In October 2015, a 'floating city' of what appeared to be tall buildings rose from the clouds above Foshan, China. After lasting only a few minutes, conspiracy theories ran rampant, but experts say that it's a rare optical illusion called Fata Morgana.
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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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