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新奇事件簿 科学家称火星上很难存在生命
Scientists have discovered new things about the atmosphere and environment on Mars. They found a toxic cocktail of chemicals that would easily kill any living organism. The chemicals have been found on the surface of the Red Planet. The scientists, f
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新奇事件簿 英格兰银行职员罢工
Workers at the United Kingdom's central bank, the Bank of England, have voted to stage a four-day strike in support of a pay claim. It will be the first walkout by staff from the bank in over five decades. Over 95 per cent of bankers who voted opted
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新奇事件簿 喝咖啡令人更长寿
There is potentially good news for coffee lovers. Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may help people live longer. This is according to a 16-year-long study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and Imperial College London. Res
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新奇事件簿 室内灰尘让我们更肥胖
Scientists say house dust could make us fat. They say that people should keep their house clean if they want to avoid putting on weight. The scientists are from Duke University in the USA. They did some research on how dust affects mice. The research
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新奇事件簿 水熊可生存至太阳末日
A new study has revealed that a tiny, water-dwelling creature is likely to live until the end of the Earth. The near indestructible tardigrade, also known as water bear, looks like a short caterpillar with eight legs. It is just one-tenth of a millim
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新奇事件簿 大堡礁估值425亿美元
Australia's world-famous Great Barrier Reef has been assigned a monetary value for the first time. The financial advising company Deloitte Access Economics has outlined the worth of one of nature's most spectacular wonders. Deloitte's report puts a v
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新奇事件簿 污垢对婴儿有益
It seems like common sense to most parents to make sure their baby is always in a clean place. Most parents do their best to keep dirt and bacteria away from their little ones. However, a scientist says dirt is an important part of making babies stro
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新奇事件簿 尼日利亚银行家获世界粮食奖
The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has won the 2017 World Food Prize. Mr Adesina won the prize and $250,000. He got the award for his two decades of work in increasing food production in Africa. He used his experience as
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新奇事件簿 航空机械师工作75年打破历史记录
An airline worker in the USA has broken the world record for the world's longest-serving airline mechanic. Azriel Blackman, 91, started work in 1942 at the age of 16. He has now been working for 75 years. His starting salary was 50 cents an hour. The
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新奇事件簿 五岁女孩因出售柠檬汽水被罚
A five-year-old girl in London was fined 150 ($194) by a local government in London for selling 50p (65 cents) cups of lemonade. The fine upset the little girl because she thought she had done something wrong. The girl's father, Andre Spicer, is a un
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新奇事件簿 新加坡漫画家荣获大奖
A Singaporean graphic novelist has won three of the comic industry's equivalent of the Oscars. Sonny Liew picked up three Eisner Awards for his comic book, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye. The book is a satirical rewrite of Singaporean history. Mr
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新奇事件簿 鸟蛋形状代表飞行能力
Scientists believe they know why birds' eggs are different shapes. Some eggs are quite round; some are kind of potato-shaped; and others are longer and pointy. Two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle said flatter eggs had female chick
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新奇事件簿 伦敦警方获得1000套酸袭击工具箱
Police officers in London have been given 1,000 special kits to deal with acid attacks. This is because the number of crimes using acid on London's streets has been increasing. Two weeks ago, criminals sprayed acid in the faces of people to rob them
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新奇事件簿 美国军方变性政策引发辩论
President Donald Trump's desire to ban transgender people from serving in the USA military has already run into problems. Senior military bosses at the Pentagon have said that there will be no modifications to its policy of allowing transgender peopl
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新奇事件簿 檀香山禁止过马路时玩手机
Honolulu in Hawaii has become the first major American city to ban pedestrians from walking across the road while looking at mobile phones or other digital devices. The new law will start on October the 25th. It says: No pedestrian shall cross a stre
