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1 Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.( @8 \: N! X7 j$ L: M/ k; r6 S, g
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男人被闪电击中的概率比女人高5倍。
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2 Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.4 n' d/ i7 r7 ^9 F
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每年有超过2500名左撇子在使用为右撇子设计的产品时死亡。0 q* n% t' o2 r2 |5 ?4 b
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3 Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.* d p% e6 K. J, s8 a
+ ^( q* f8 V8 E; K ]7 a' u每次你舔邮票的背面时,你就吃下了1/10个卡路里。" @, ~# a- |, }. S
/ Z4 o5 {! A! y+ x4 Most lipstick contains fish scales.. Z: o: F( @! `- i( Y
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绝大部分的唇膏里都含有鱼鳞成分。
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4 o8 `/ g4 G( P5 I; b, N5 A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h..: r2 I" k7 R$ O7 L" A5 Z
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人打喷嚏时,嘴里的气流速度超过每小时100英里。/ W; s, z1 T- i- @* o
+ b& Z7 [4 P2 ^1 @! m6 k3 S6 More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones.
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6 {9 l8 v0 K# h0 R* F' c用蓝色牙刷的人比用红色的人多。( H0 ~) \4 s$ V: g; W d% P
3 \3 J- b; L) ?, B4 X" E7 The most used letter in the English alphabet is "E", and "Q" is the least used.
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在英语字母表中,“E”是用得最多的字母,“Q”则是被用得最少的。! A+ z( i+ ^- o- m9 q( E, M
; j: t* R9 g& T. a% G- p4 |8 Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States.
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+ B8 [0 ]0 `* N/ R在美国,每45秒就有一所房子着火。5 f# v8 l) u) |; N$ c; q
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9 One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
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. m* g F$ R( i) o" a3 X每4个美国人中,就有一个人上过电视。
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# _0 [' E4 f' a- x& z2 m o10 One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.5 e. O% ?. N% _6 t7 L g2 g1 p$ V8 L
9 T/ B6 p& d( A0 l8 j8 o& Q0 v人体内的骨头有1/4集中在双脚上。
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5 l0 `% j# q6 |& T* B11 Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.& U, c, K, u2 p9 @, {! C% p- S( p
- s! A! _% H) B7 {$ F5 ?; u6 Q人的牙齿几乎和石头一样硬。
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12 The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.
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# Q; h$ ]) N4 [4 a- x. _# Z世界上最早有条形码标记的商品是箭牌香口胶。$ g& ]8 l$ h o r- u \- ]
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13 No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.
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任何一张干燥的方型纸片都不能被对折超过7次以上。0 R8 Q8 `9 ]* l1 T2 B; h+ g
( b" M" {; l- I8 c' Z- v% k( o14 Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
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( b! _1 L* G( k8 w古代埃及人的枕头是石头做成的。
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15 The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.! j- v& Q! E* q. [ F* H! [# a
% K; {% P" N& \/ k( }$ j一个普通人每年要做1460个梦。
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16 A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off--it dies from starvation.
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: L# @/ Q/ y' G C+ ]: {$ d蟑螂在被砍头之后还能活几个星期,最后死也是饿死。+ R9 ^* U; m. Y6 W. s+ `/ x
. t5 Q! k- D) J+ W- r; l+ Y5 u17 Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed.
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" D! x. A! X. }+ n: q$ d* O2 `猫狗和人一样也有左、右撇子之分。 U/ ^2 @3 Q4 `9 l5 b
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18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.& r( b/ \( o& }2 `( Y* u& w/ ]
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大象是唯一一种不会跳的哺乳类动物。( }; w" O$ X" h( M
5 p" \# Z! n6 v, I* K19 Dolphins sleep with one eye open.- Y4 }; |" b+ ~2 f! }. _: E$ E2 m
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( y5 s- l; c: D3 d+ R20 The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.
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驴子眼睛的位置能让它随时看到自己的四条腿。
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# v" `* T _: y7 t! X- F4 E21 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.% J$ A+ @7 q4 M B4 C
4 w* U( A9 B0 m鸡的最长飞行纪录是13秒。
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5 j2 i7 M( S8 k3 e7 V3 T22 Cat urine glows under a black-light.
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猫尿能在黑光灯下发光。
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23 Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.3 u* C0 R. K. s2 g" |3 y, {* p# R
/ m1 J x. H' a! x: z1 g每年有超过一万只鸟因为撞到窗户上死亡。 |
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