Fact: In Chinese the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.

In Chinese the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.

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30% of Chinese adults live with their parents. See more

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Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts. See more

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Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump". See more

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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof'. I wonder why ;-). See more

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There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. See more

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The longest one-syllable words in the English language are "strengths" and "screeched". See more

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Eskimos have over 100 words for ice. See more

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The name for having a fear of long words: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Ironic, isn't it? See more