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pYwL8 TIL China has just one timezone (Beijing time) that covers the whole country. In the westernmost provinces, the sun may not rise until 10am or set until midnight. The border with Afghanistan is the greatest border time change in the world.
9YmAB TIL despite Theodore Roosevelt giving his name to the “Teddy Bear” after refusing to kill one, his sons Kermit and Theodore Jr. are the first westerners to have shot a Giant Panda.
4Xw45 TIL that the majority of the Great Wall of China has broken down or disappeared. Only sections built in the Ming Dynasty (roughly 10% of it) is still in good condition.