The ancient Chinese used natural gas for lighting purposes around 500 B.C., using bamboo pipelines to transport the gas for miles. 00
There is a mall in China…
There is a mall in China that offers “husband storage” where wives can leave their husband while they shop. 00
One of the few female physicists on the Manhattan…
One of the few female physicists on the Manhattan Project moved to Communist China afterwards. She spent the rest of her life as a farmer in a small village outside Beijing. 10
Some Chinese companies hire white actors to pretend…
Some Chinese companies hire white actors to pretend to be foreign businessmen so that the companies can seem more connected globally. 00
In China, toilet paper theft is such a big problem…
In China, toilet paper theft is such a big problem that someone created facial recognition software that makes you stare a computer in the eye for toilet paper dispensing. 1 piece per person. 00
In 1980, China’s economy was smaller than Pakistan…
In 1980, China’s economy was smaller than Pakistan’s. After growing by more than 10% annually over the past 30 years, China’s economy is expected to surpass the U.S. by 2028. 00
In China, cigarette companies are allowed to sponsor…
In China, cigarette companies are allowed to sponsor schools, with slogans like “Genius comes from hard work. Tobacco helps you become talented.” 10
68 Chinese students paid 8,000 RMB…
68 Chinese students paid 8,000 RMB per year ($1159) to be full time students at a university and after 4 years learned they weren’t enrolled, their teachers didn’t work for the school, and they got scammed. This happened on the school’s campus. 10
A Chinese business man bought a non-functional aircraft…
A Chinese business man bought a non-functional aircraft carrier from Ukraine, allegedly to use it as a floating hotel/casino. It took more than 4 years to tow it to China. Later the Chinese government bought and modernized the carrier, making it its only aircraft carrier its navy owns today. 00
Because of the decline in bee population…
Because of the decline in bee population, apple farmers in China are now pollinating the trees manually, using a paintbrush.