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When we try to put historical events into perspective, we often simplistically divide things into 'old days' and 'modern times,' because our brains can often struggle with the concept of time. But what happens when things that you would consider to belong to the contemporary world are actually much older than we think? It jolts us out of our comfortable categorization and forces us to reasses the way we percieve history. That can only be a good thing, right? We here at Bored Panda have compiled a series of historical events that surprisingly took place at more or less the same time, and will make you think twice about how you look at the past. Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and prepare to have your mind blown!
人类的大脑一遇到“时间”这个概念往往就要抓狂，正因如此，当我们想要从宏观的历史概念来审视某些单个的历史事件时，大脑往往会简单的把这些事件划分成“古代”的事情和“现代”的事情。不过，如果我告诉你，那些你认为发生在当代的事情其实比你想象的年代久远的多，不知你会作何感想？这无疑会让我们简单的历史分类法受到震撼，让我们不得不反思自己的历史观。吾日三省吾身，这也不失为一件好事。我们整理了一组相互对照的历史事件，这些事件发生的时间相差无几，一定会让你大吃一惊，重新审视自己对历史的认知。

 

1.John Tyler, America's Tenth President, Was Born In 1790. He Has Two Living Grandchildren. So This Means...
美国第10任总统约翰·泰勒于1790年出生，他的两个孙子还健在。这也就是说……

（1）John Tyler was 63 when his son Lyon was born(1853).
约翰·泰勒的儿子里昂出生时，这位父亲的年龄是63。

（2）Lyon was 71 when Lyon Jr. was born (1924), and 75 when Harrison was born.
泰勒的次子，小里昂出生时，他的年龄是71；三子哈里森出生的时候，他已经75高龄了。

（3）Both sons are still alive.
他的两个儿子都还健在。

 

2.Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth were born in the same year. Here thy ( both 30 at the time) Meet At A Movie Premier In London In October 1956
玛丽莲·梦露和伊丽莎白女王是同年出生的，下面的照片是1956年10月在伦敦一个电影首映式上两人会面的场景。

 

3.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。

 

4.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。

 

5.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

 

6.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

 

7.Nintendo Was Founded When Jack The Ripper Was Still On The Loose (1889)
日本电子游戏公司任天堂成立时，开膛手杰克已犯案在逃（1889年）

 

8.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出生的

 

9.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

 

10.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

 

11.By The Time The Pilgrims Made It To Plymouth Rock, There Was A 'Palace Of The Governors' In New Mexico
欧洲移民抵达新英格兰地区的普利茅斯镇，准备在这里落户安家时，新墨西哥已经成立了总督府

注：普利茅斯镇是第一批欧洲移民在新英格兰地区的落脚安家处。

 

12.Swiss Women Got The Right To Vote The Same Year The U.S. Drove A Buggy On The Moon (1971)
瑞士妇女获得选举权同年，美国人在月球上开起了“月球人力车”（1971年）

 

13.The Fax Machine Was Invented The Same Year The First Wagon Crossed The Oregon Trail (1843)
传真机的发明的同年，第一辆四轮马车穿过了俄勒冈小道（美国西进运动中的重要通道）

 

14.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）

 

15.Princess Diana And Mother Teresa Died Days Apart In 1997
戴安娜王妃与特蕾莎修女都是在1997年去世，时间相差无几

 

16.NASA Was Exploring Space By The Time Scientists Could Agree On Plate Tectonics (1967)
板块构造论成为科学界共识的时候，美国航天局已经在探索宇宙了

 

17.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。

 

18.Harvard University Didn't Offer Calculus Classes For The First Few Years After The School Was Established... Because Calculus Hadn't Been Invented Yet
哈佛大学建校后，有好几年都不开设微积分课程。因为那个时候微积分尚未被发明。

 

19.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。