In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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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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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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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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