如果你认为自己的历史还不错，那么就来看看下面这些同一时期发生的历史事实，也许会让你大吃一惊。
Harriet The Tortoise, Who Died In 2006, Had Seen Charles Darwin In Person
这只名叫哈里特的陆龟活到了2006年，据称它曾经见到过查尔斯·达尔文本人。
Woolly Mammoths Were Still Alive While Egyptians Were Building The Pyramids (2660 BCE)
埃及人开始修建金字塔的时候，长毛猛犸象还没有灭绝。
Oxford University Existed For Hundreds Of Years Before The Aztec Empire Was Founded
阿兹特克帝国建立时，牛津大学已经有数百年校史了
George Washington Died In 1799. The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Discovered In 1824. George Washington Never Knew Dinosaurs Existed
乔治·华盛顿死于1799年。而第一副恐龙化石是在1824年被发现的。以此推论，乔治·华盛顿可能根本不知道恐龙确实在地球上生存过。
Anne Frank And Martin Luther King Junior Were Born In The Same Year (1929)
安妮·弗兰克（二战犹太人大屠杀中最著名的受害者之一）与民权运动的领袖马丁·路德·金是在同一年（1929年）出生的
Today's Oldest Living Tree (A Bristlecone Pine) Was Already 1,000 Years Old When The Last Wooly Mammoth Died
世界上最后一只长毛猛犸象去世的时候，世界上最古老的树木（一棵狐尾松）已经1000岁了，至今它还活着
Star Wars Came Out The Same Year As The Last Guillotine Execution In France (1977)
《星球大战》电影上映同年，法国执行了最后一场断头台上的死刑
You Could Take The London Underground To The Last Public Hanging In The UK (1868)
你可以乘坐伦敦地铁去观看英国历史上最后一次公开绞刑（1868年）
Charlie Chaplin Died In 1977, The Same Year Apple Was Incorporated.
卓别林是1977年去世的，同年苹果公司成立。
Eiffel Tower Was Inaugurated In 1889 For The World's Fair, Which Was The Same Year Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' Was Painted
埃菲尔铁塔是在1889年世界博览会前揭幕的，同年，梵高的名画《星空》诞生。
（来源：沪江英语）
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