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Friday, May 14, 2021

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Trending in China: Pedestrians’ hair stands on end as they walk past a mall

SCMP, 30 Apr 2021

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Pedestrians' hair stood on end when they walked past a mall in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. It’s caused by static electricity blown by strong air in the mall. That, and more trending videos from China this week.

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