The world's longest traffic jam took place in Beijing, China. It was over 60 miles long and lasted 11 days.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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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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If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
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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 Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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For Valentine's Day 2014, an unnamed man sabotaged a special screening of "Beijing Love Story" at a Shanghai cinema by booking every other seat, subsequently preventing couples from sitting together.
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