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China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year.
Facebook, Twitter and The New York Times have
been blocked in China since 2009.
In China, over 35 million people still live in caves.
The Sunrise in parts of China can be as late as 10
AM because the country joined its five
time zones into a single one.
China is said to suffer from the worst brain drain in
the world. 7 out of 10 students who enroll overseas
never move back to live in China.
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Chinas Air Pollution Travels Across the Pacific And
Effects America
Almost a third of San Francisco's air
pollution comes from China.
Every 30 seconds, a baby is born with abirth
defect in China.
1 in every 3 socks you have were made in the
district of Datang in Zhuji, China, now known
as "Sock City".
Table tennis is China's national sport.
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20 million 20-year-old trees are cut down in
China every year to makechopsticks.
Air pollution in China increasessnowfall in
California.
Just 7% of people in China are religious, making
it theleast religious country in
world. Thailand has the most with 94%.
All pandas in the world are on loan from China.
Ketchup Was Invented In China As A Fish Sauce
Called Ke-tsiap.

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There Are Over 54 Million Christians In China
Chinese Police Use Geese Instead Of Police
Dogs.
Every year, nearlyfour million cats are eaten in
China as a delicacy.
Breathing The Air In Beijing Has The Same effect
As Smoking 20 Cigarettes A Day
Video Game Consoles Are Banned In China e.g
Play Station, XBOX etc
China Has Cell Phone Lane For Pedestrians Who
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Google offers free legal download of music in
China, in partnership with the largest record
labels in the world (since 2009).
Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient
China on nobility because it left no mark and
recovery was quick.
Despite spanning five time zones, all of China
runs on Beijing time. Sunrise in the city of
Kashgar/Zhongquo (in Western China) officially
occurs as late as 10:17 AM.
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During WWII, Japan bombed China with fleas
infected with bubonic plague.
Brad Pitt was banned from ever entering China
because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet.
A man in China has kept himself alive with a
homemade dialysis machine for 13 years.
In ancient China, they used Mannequins to lure
the enemies to shoot arrows, which they later
pulled down to get free supply of arrows.
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There used to be fake Apple stores in China.
Even the staff were convinced that they were
working for Apple.
In 1946, during a land survey of Sichuan
province in China, a forester encountered a tree
he had never seen before, so he took a sample.
He came to find it was as yet unknown to
science and only existing as a fossil. It came to
be known as the Dawn Redwood.
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2 ancient cities in China were drowned in 1959
by a man-made lake and were forgotten about,
until they were discovered in 2001 by a tourist
diving company. The cities remain intact and in
good condition.
Chinese smoke around 2.2 trillion cigarettes a
year.
After Mao grabbed power in China, there were
so many suicides in Shanghai that people were
afraid to walk near skyscrapers for the fear that
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Some people in China actually earn $50,000 a
year for being professional fart smellers
Toilet paper was invented in China in the late
1300s. It was for emperors only.
In 2010, China had a traffic jam that lasted 12
days and spanned 62 miles
Theres a hugely popular reality show in China
that interviews death row prisoners moments
before their execution.
The Chinese invented paper, the compass,
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White, rather than black, is the Chinese color for
mourning and funerals.
The number one hobby in China is stamp
collecting.
China invented ice cream, and Marco Polo is
rumored to have taken the recipe (along with the
recipe for noodles) back with him to Europe.
The crossbow was invented and first used by the
Chinese. They were also the first in the world to
use chemical and gas weapons, 2,000 years
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before gas was used in Europe during WWI.

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According to popular legend, tea was discovered
by the Chinese emperor Shennong in 2737 B.C.
when a tea leaf fell into his boiling water. The
Chinese consider tea to be a necessity of life.
The oldest piece of paper in the world was found in
China and dates back to the second or first century
B.C. Paper was so durable, it was sometimes used
for clothing and even light body armor.
Suspension bridges were invented in China in 25
B.C, 1,800 years before such bridges were known
in the West.

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China has the worlds biggest mall, but its
been 99% vacant since opening in 2005\
Chinese woman traditionally marry in festive red
- a lucky colour. White symbolises death.

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