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阅读理解 You must be told many times about the four historical stories. However, have you learned anything different about them in history classes?
George Washington lost his first adult tooth at the age of 22. When he became the first American president, he only had one real tooth left. All his other teeth were made of wood.
Everyone knows that in 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to prove (证明) that the Earth was round. However, the truth is that Columbus didn't think the world was round at first
Many of us believe that Isaac Newton was hit on the head by an apple and he had the idea about gravity. In fact, he was never hit on the head by an apple. The story didn't appear until the year Newton died. Newton's story is interesting, but it isn't true.
Besides being one of the greatest people in history, Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered as a tiny man. And thanks to a famous painting by Louis David, people think he always had his hands hidden in his coat. But in fact his height was about 1.7 metres. It is very normal even at present.
Of course, sometimes it's difficult to tell whether some historical stories are true or not. However, most of them can bring us much fun and teach us a lot.