10

June
Longest Tennis Match Ever

England:
At Wimbledon, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest?professional?tennis match in history——lasting 11hours and 5 minutes

時(shí)間：六月

事件：史上最長的網(wǎng)球比賽

地點(diǎn)：英國

經(jīng)過：在溫布爾登，伊斯內(nèi)爾和馬胡特進(jìn)行了一場不可思議的對(duì)決，長達(dá)11小時(shí)5分，被譽(yù)為“溫網(wǎng)男單實(shí)際馬拉松大戰(zhàn)”。

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August
Air Steward Quits In?Spectacular Fashion

United States:
After an?altercation with a passenger, air steward Steven Slater quit his job in spectacular fashion——jumping out?via the?evacuation slide minutes after the plane landed.

時(shí)間：八月

事件：史上最“拉風(fēng)”辭職

地點(diǎn)：美國

經(jīng)過：因與一位乘客發(fā)生口角，空乘Steven Slater辭職了，他辭職的方法非常獨(dú)特：飛機(jī)一降落，就從緊急逃生滑梯跳出滑落，此后他的故事被好事者畫成漫畫，在網(wǎng)絡(luò)廣為傳播。

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February
Embalmer Finds Dead Women Alive

Colombia:
A Colombian woman declared dead of a heart attack moved just as an?undertaker was about to embalm her.

時(shí)間：二月

事件：史上最驚悚火化——婦女起死回生

地點(diǎn)：哥倫比亞

經(jīng)過：一位哥倫比亞婦女因心臟病去世，在火化前一刻，該婦女突然移動(dòng)，并最終起死回生...

7

October:
The New World's Shortest Man

Nepal:
At 26.5 inches tall, Khagendra Thapa Magar was declared the world's shortest man in October.

時(shí)間：十月

事件：世界上最矮的男子

地點(diǎn)：尼泊爾

經(jīng)過：只有26.5英寸高，Khagendra Thapa Magar 被宣布為世界上最矮男子。

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October
Antique Chinese Vase Sells For Record Price

England:
A mother and son who discoverd an 18th Century Chinese vase discarded in the?attic became?multimillionaires after the antique was bought for a?staggering $69m.

時(shí)間：十月

事件：史上最昂貴花瓶

地點(diǎn)：英國

經(jīng)過：一對(duì)母子在廢棄的閣樓上發(fā)現(xiàn)一18世紀(jì)中國古董花瓶，在英國倫敦小鎮(zhèn)上拍出近5億人民幣的天價(jià)，母子二人一躍成為億萬富翁。

5

May
Man Claims Not To Have Eaten For 70 Years

India:
After claming he had not eaten anything since World War II, Prahlad Jani was?monitored by medical researchers. He survived under?observation for two weeks without either food or water, astounding doctors.

時(shí)間：五月

事件：史上最”經(jīng)餓“的人，號(hào)稱70年未進(jìn)食

地點(diǎn)：印度

經(jīng)過：印度老人Prahlad Jani 宣稱自己自第二次世界大戰(zhàn)以來從未進(jìn)食，在醫(yī)生的觀察下，兩周水米未進(jìn)仍存活，震驚了醫(yī)療界。

4

August
Traffic Jam Lasts For Nine Days

China:
A massive traffic jam near Beijing brought?motorists to a stand——still as the queue?stretched over 62 miles due to road works and breakdowns.

時(shí)間：八月

事件：史上最長的塞車

地點(diǎn)：中國

經(jīng)過：在北京附近，一場因路面故障以及維修而引起的塞車，時(shí)間長達(dá)九天，讓車龍長達(dá)62英里！

3

February
New Orleans Win The Superbowl

United States:
Underdogs the New Orleans Saints won the superbowl for the first time in their 43 year history thanks in no small part to inspiring quarterback and MVP Drew Brees.

時(shí)間：二月

事件：等待最久的勝利——新奧爾良圣徒隊(duì)奪冠

地點(diǎn)：美國

經(jīng)過：常敗之隊(duì)——新奧爾良圣徒隊(duì)43年來首次獲得超級(jí)碗冠軍，主要得益于強(qiáng)悍的四分衛(wèi)和明星球員Drew Brees

2

November
Wikileaks Publish Confidential U.S. Embassy Cables

United States：
Wikileaks and five major newspapers began to publish 251,287 leaked confidential?diplomatic cables revealing many?embarrassing political?revelations about governments all over the world——but particularly the U.S.

時(shí)間：十一月

事件：外交史最大泄密事件

地點(diǎn)：美國

經(jīng)過：維基解密和五大主流報(bào)紙刊發(fā)了251，287份秘密外交電報(bào)，爆出多項(xiàng)政治丑聞，尤以美國首當(dāng)其沖。

1

October
Chilean Miners Rescued From Cave In

Chile:
33 miners trapped 2300ft?underground survived for 69 days before being rescued. The complicated rescue?attempt was a complete success.

時(shí)間：十月

事件：史上最長時(shí)間的救援

地點(diǎn)：智利

經(jīng)過：33名被困2300英尺地下的智利礦工，在69天之后獲救。這場復(fù)雜至極的救援最終成功，獲救礦工狀況良好。