1. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck1 by lightning than women!
2. It is estimated2 that millions of trees in the world are accidentally3 planted by squirrels4 who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
3. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, “Gadsby”5, which contains over 50,000 words—none of them with the letter E!
4. The most used letter in the English alphabet is “E”, and “Q” is the least used!
5. Of all the words in the English language, the word “set” has the most definitions6!
6. A toothpick7 is the object most often choked8 on by Americans!
7. Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States!
8.There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
9. Apples are more efficient than caffeine9 in keeping people awake in the mornings!
10.The poison-arrow frog10 has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people!
1． struck v．（strike 的过去分词）打击
2． estimate v．估计
3． accidentally adv．偶然地，意外地
4． squirrel n．松鼠
5． Gadsby 为Ernest Vincent Wright的短篇小说，译为《加斯比》
6． definition n．定义
7． toothpick n．牙签
8． choke v．窒息，哽住
9． caffeine n．咖啡因
10． poison－arrow frog毒剑蛙