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1 Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.- ]1 Y' m& Z. v0 g X- q- a
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男人被闪电击中的概率比女人高5倍。
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h' k% w0 c. u! P/ K7 l2 Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.
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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。% ?5 r) t# D- S1 F5 f
& {1 e- V h& a8 k3 Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
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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。
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& K$ V+ z7 _) B. A) e4 Most lipstick contains fish scales.
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绝大部分的唇膏里都含有鱼鳞成分。
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5 A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h..' N1 D- K% w! g U8 x* H7 E- v% ?
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人打喷嚏时,嘴里的气流速度超过每小时100英里。/ h# J; U0 z& C, n0 V; Y3 \$ l
8 [# ]( s4 F- {/ ?, p# u$ k6 More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones.- p0 D; r! B" j0 h
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用蓝色牙刷的人比用红色的人多。
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% w) T- i2 E9 u& A4 X7 The most used letter in the English alphabet is "E", and "Q" is the least used.; Q7 F8 c3 y0 Y
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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。- U( y: P4 ~- J
: L* h! e7 @$ n' O; k' M8 Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States.
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4 P* b: W( _0 j/ f在美国,每45秒就有一所房子着火。
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9 One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
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4 C! E+ U2 R, \每4个美国人中,就有一个人上过电视。, a$ Q' T6 Z [
7 ]1 o9 W! {) T10 One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.( @- J8 ^6 _$ y
+ L' Y- J7 L( x/ E) e$ n人体内的骨头有1/4集中在双脚上。- E$ z, S+ @) z: `# J
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11 Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.6 F4 _: G1 b: y- b
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人的牙齿几乎和石头一样硬。. ~ O& d6 U, I" y6 w& [# H, n6 q
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12 The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.; R2 j7 b# M6 B
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世界上最早有条形码标记的商品是箭牌香口胶。# O5 D( w( \0 _
/ Y- V9 O' c' T13 No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.
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" C4 D/ A. f; _! y任何一张干燥的方型纸片都不能被对折超过7次以上。- c2 }( e6 V. N1 Y/ k8 s
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14 Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
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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.% Y; p! Y; I8 m0 Z4 |# \5 ~% O
& P1 p. Y6 D- Z8 n, E8 P; P; |* k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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1 m/ k6 O) D( U) Z* W& X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.+ T& K2 d5 A; X
# B4 r: l; j7 V0 \& K5 f, U猫狗和人一样也有左、右撇子之分。4 ^5 ]: t F Z/ q& r# f3 C
) `; N. i/ r Q18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.0 o6 s' B$ }. Y+ D7 R# d9 Q
" q# H+ Y0 l3 ^ F, r大象是唯一一种不会跳的哺乳类动物。
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8 a" Z2 j. x* x4 ^: p19 Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
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海豚睡觉睁一眼闭一眼。 0 k" t& P8 Y5 N' [* c& B3 |8 {
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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.( f- U u a* M" q+ R
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驴子眼睛的位置能让它随时看到自己的四条腿。 G; I1 Q- a3 Z
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21 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.3 i; D+ k1 @0 r" e" z; m: H
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鸡的最长飞行纪录是13秒。
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22 Cat urine glows under a black-light.. t5 V4 I" M# S8 r" N0 q$ N
. W8 c# t; x. [. D5 S猫尿能在黑光灯下发光。
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. d/ j: w2 a* b, y: F23 Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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