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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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    197 - 256 Year Old Man
    197 - 256 Year Old Man
    There was a man named Li Ching-Yuen, a Chinese herbalist and martial artist, who allegedly lived 197 - 256 years. There's even an official document from the Chinese government congratulating him on his 150th birthday in 1827.
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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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    There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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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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    In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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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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