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The population of China

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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A fact that helps put China's population in perspective

China has more English speakers than the United States.

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Fact about the Tiananmen Square Massacre

The Tiananmen Square Massacre happened in China in June 1989.

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One in a million means there's how many in china?

If you say somebody is 1 in a million you are saying there are 1,317 of them in China (as of 4/30/07)

Reference: http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/eindex.htm

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Proof you can teach an old chimp new tricks

In 2005, Ai Ai, a 27-year-old chimpanzee living at a zoo in northern China's Shaanxi province quit smoking after 16 years. Zoo keepers helped by providing therapy that included walking, music therapy, and exercise according to the Xinhua news agency said.

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