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1 Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.. M L( |/ h& \0 f$ Z
3 T/ s1 e' A9 l5 h5 z' H2 S男人被闪电击中的概率比女人高5倍。 7 a2 m- ~. P; E) d6 ~* w
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2 Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.
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) R l) ~. V" g Z7 |: z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。" l$ g4 d! }- e# l3 A
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3 Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie., j7 g# U5 s3 O2 [* ~5 @0 i% t
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每次你舔邮票的背面时,你就吃下了1/10个卡路里。* b) N1 x7 c$ I: a! a
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4 Most lipstick contains fish scales.) \! E) g5 |3 c" Y% _
' P1 m8 N( k( {5 d( m, ?& l绝大部分的唇膏里都含有鱼鳞成分。: p2 v) @& [9 z% N+ }2 S! i
1 W) B$ i/ p5 G; `+ w/ c2 P5 A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h..+ ]9 u) x; y7 s! k, ?9 n+ `
; }, o! f8 r, m. x3 a6 M9 O人打喷嚏时,嘴里的气流速度超过每小时100英里。
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6 More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones.
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用蓝色牙刷的人比用红色的人多。7 P" ?" Q# x: M" L* t' c
% d; k" T) N( y5 v% S7 The most used letter in the English alphabet is "E", and "Q" is the least used.! A: i7 L, c2 s6 s
/ e W( J: ] p. |7 R' _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。
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8 Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States.7 K5 t- \5 } i6 Y6 C4 o$ T
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在美国,每45秒就有一所房子着火。8 ?9 ]4 k o# T: w6 J
S$ Q" [* Y& [+ g! n9 One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
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# @& f# I: c! y- Y' N每4个美国人中,就有一个人上过电视。
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8 a$ H& D) o1 v! E10 One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.
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人体内的骨头有1/4集中在双脚上。
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7 b7 b$ I+ n0 F1 v) G11 Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.3 L4 q+ Z$ b% N7 `9 [ l# V
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人的牙齿几乎和石头一样硬。
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& b* z0 K! ^/ z- ~12 The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.5 g' M+ R1 Y2 u5 Y' `
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世界上最早有条形码标记的商品是箭牌香口胶。
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13 No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.$ i9 u: c1 ] P( Q9 Z
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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。- P4 X# Z# a" f. x2 {; @2 S
1 V5 O% X' |3 O$ s, W, v14 Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.4 R. s! Y/ B2 b$ g
/ C' E9 R, O$ e古代埃及人的枕头是石头做成的。" d h( f: {3 G/ y! s
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15 The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year." D8 e, b2 s0 t2 u$ r) s9 |
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一个普通人每年要做1460个梦。( u r* F; J: R/ }' B( D2 f
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16 A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off--it dies from starvation.
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蟑螂在被砍头之后还能活几个星期,最后死也是饿死。
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17 Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed.3 T, N3 @2 Z1 T, O1 Y
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猫狗和人一样也有左、右撇子之分。% l% z7 S) ?% i% ~% ]
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18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
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% g' O$ r/ T4 Z6 a大象是唯一一种不会跳的哺乳类动物。; n$ M1 C6 C% ~. D
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19 Dolphins sleep with one eye open.$ y# m0 @: g" o
* o1 X% j( U* h% v) ^$ Q海豚睡觉睁一眼闭一眼。
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20 The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.! x, f& z, Q0 X- G% l
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驴子眼睛的位置能让它随时看到自己的四条腿。* @: @8 R4 `: a1 U3 n! \
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21 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.& w5 ~& M5 g# A, X
; Z' v3 _% r$ _8 A5 ~" S: G鸡的最长飞行纪录是13秒。
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22 Cat urine glows under a black-light.5 o- A& p) l) K+ q
! w0 Q& p! @1 c7 H* n' M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.2 B: i- ^. p* X- F& K5 Z
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