Only in China: Weird stories from around the country

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  • World's oldest stash of marijuana is found in a tomb in (guess where) Xinjiang. [CTV]
  • Beijing farmer robs and gets caught to get free medical treatment. [China Daily]
  • A Chinese man who ran a fraudulent ant-breeding scheme has just been executed. He reportedly made $416 million by pushing the ants' "aphrodisiac" properties.[AP]
  • 130 boys in Chongqing got circumcisions from "fake" doctors [SCMP].
  • An 81 year old man finds love. Online.[Reuters]
  • China's internet users have more "fun" than anyone else. [WSJ]
  • Is China's internet usage part of a national "psychological warfare" against India? [Asia Times]

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