知道三月14号是什么节日吗?是“π”节,3.14159.....呀~~
枉我读了这么多年书,记“π”的数字比自己的生日还牢,
却竟然没想到他老人家也有庆生的呢。
PiDay:It’sthegeekiesttimeoftheyear
March14isPiDay,asacredcelebrationinwhichradiusandcircumferencelovers
rejoiceovercircularsnacksanddecimal-recitingcontests.
Pi(Greekletter“π”)isthesy...[
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Waitingonatrain
Peoplewalkinthe''Cathedral''withtheCraterofLuzcreatedbyartistOscarTusquetBlancaintheToledometrostationaspartofthe''ArtStationLine1''projectinNaples,Italy.
InterioroftheFederalTrianglemetrostationinWashington,D.C.
FromphotographerMichaelRubenstein:"ItookthispicturefromawalkwaygoingovertheRiosubwaystationinIpanema(Brazil)duringCarnival.Itwaspouringdown...[
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OldCutler-HammockOaksinCoralGables,Fla.
Meanhouseholdincome:$596,851
OldCutlerRoad,southofMiami,stretches14.9milesfromnortheasttosouthwest.ItstartsattheCoralGablesWaterwayandcreatesscenicspacesalongwhichlargepropertieshavebeenbuiltsincetheroad'sinceptioninthe1870s.
Snapper-HammockinCoralGables,Fla.
Meanhouseholdincome:$481,124
TheSnapperandHammockareasofCoralGablessitslightlysou...[
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SpottedBundleofFur
Well,you’veprobablyseenhimbynow,ournewest,fuzziestadditiontotheSanDiegoZooSafariPark’sAnimalCareCenter!SayhellotoKiburi,our19-day-oldcheetahcub.Hismother,Makena,whowashandraisedherself,gavebirthtotwocubsinthelateafternoononNovember14,2010.(ReadaboutMakena’sultrasoundprocedureinNewViewofCheetahConservation).Unfortunately,onecubdiedafewhoursafterbirth...[
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据英国《每日邮报》3月6日报道,单身妈妈抚育子女,从来都不是一件容易的事。2013年9月,美国野生动物摄影师史蒂芬·科兹洛夫斯基(StevenKazlowski)在阿拉斯加伯纳德岬捕捉到一组温馨照片,一只北极熊妈妈单独带着自己的小宝宝,在雪上觅食。
科兹洛夫斯基说,能在落日时看到这幅温馨景象,他感到很幸运。但他也为北极熊们感到难过。因结冰缓慢,北极[
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“Ifeellikebeforewegotmarried,weekendswereforloungingaround,meetingup
withfriends,orhavingsex.Westilldothosethings,butmoreandmore,weekends
aretimestodoerrands.Itjustdoesn’tfeelasromanticasitdidbackwhenwewere
dating.”
“Therearesomanyfamilyobligations!Idon’tknowifit’smyimagination,butIfeel
likethey’vetripledsinceweactuallygothitched.A...[
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Guessthat'swhytheycallthem"fortune"cookies.ANewYorkCitywomanwona$2millionPowerballprizewiththenumbersshefoundinafortunecookie,lotteryofficialssaidThursday.EmmaDuvoll,75,oftheBronxmatchedfivenumbersintheFeb.1drawingandpumpedupherpayoutbychoosingthePowerPlayoption."Iwassurprised,butpleased,"Duvollsaidinastatement."ItooksometimecontemplatingwhatIwilldowiththemoney.Iplant...[
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Thefrigidairand"polarvortex"hittingtheeasternUnitedStatesthisweekhasonceagainturnedNiagaraFallsintoanicywonderland.WetakealookattheamazingviewsfromboththeU.S.andCanadiansides.
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WASHINGTON—Thegovernmentshutdownlastfallresultedinnearly8millionfewervisitorstonationalparks,costingtheparksandsurroundingcommunitiesanestimated$414millioninlostvisitorspending,theInteriorDepartmentsaidMonday.InteriorSecretarySallyJewellsaidthe16-dayshutdownwasastrikingreminderthatnationalparksareapowerfuleconomicengineforlocaleconomiesacrossthecountry."Theveryunfortunategovernment...[
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WASHINGTON(AP)—TheSATcollegeentranceexamtakenlastyearby1.6millionstudentsisgettingitsfirstupgradesince2005.ThenonprofitCollegeBoardhasscheduledanannouncementforWednesdayafternooninAustin,Texas,tospelloutthechanges.Thechangeswillberolledoutin2016.
真幸运,赶上了末班车,onewas2011andonewas2013.[
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