~~ Not exactly proverbs ~~
* Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse.
* War doesn't determine who is right, war determines who is left.
* A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
* He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
* How did an embarrassed panda get mistaken for a newspaper?
They are both black and white, and red all over!
~~ Interesting Assorted Facts ~~
* China has more English-speaking inhabitants than England.
* The Mandarin word for China is Zhongguo which translates as "middle country", implying China is the centre of the world.
* Ice cream was invented in China around 2,000 BC when the Chinese placed a milk and rice mixture in the snow.
*
When a Chinese child loses a baby tooth, it doesn't get tucked under
the pillow for the tooth fairy. If the child loses an upper tooth, the
child's parents plant the tooth in the ground, so the new tooth will
grow in straight and healthy. Parents toss a lost bottom tooth up to
the rooftops, so that the new tooth will grow upwards, too. Cheaper than
in the West say I.
* A complete cycle of the Chinese calendar takes 60 years.
It is considered good luck for the gate to a house to face south.
* China was the first country to invent gun powder and fireworks and also use gun powder for guns, rockets and other arms.
*
The Great Wall of China is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and
is indeed great because it can be observed by man even from outer
space. This wall measures more than 13,000 miles.
* Chopsticks originated from, and were used by, the Chinese people approximately 4,000 years ago.
* When you write your name in China you put your family name first then your first name.
* In 550 AD, two Chinese monks smuggled silkworms out of China and started the western world's silk boom.
* China's consumption of Coca-Cola is not trivial, in fact, they are the world's largest imbiber.
*
Acupuncture treats illnesses with inserting sharp thin needles in
various pressure spots, it originated over 5,000 years ago in China.
