Chinese Give a Rat’s Tail
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BEIJING — Some Chinese lovers had to produce a rat’s tail to get a marriage license during China’s campaign to exterminate rodents, a newspaper said Sunday. Authorities said overzealous officials in some areas imposed the rule to reach their rat-death targets.
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