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Interesting Facts about Taiwan

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Taiwan.

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16 curious facts about Taiwan.

  • When a child loses a tooth they throw their tooth on the roof.
  • The capital of Taiwan, Taipei, is built in a big, flat basin that used to be a lake.
  • The Chinese have an intricate culture which dates back at least 3000 years, making it one of the world's oldest surviving societies.
  • Taiwan has the second highest population density in the world. In downtown Taichung City, the population density is as high as 32,000 persons per square kilometre.
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