10个使你爱上这个星球的人类事实

1. Peaceful Era

1.和平年代

We are now in the midst of the most peaceful era of human history. Back in the 1940s, 300 out of every 100,000 people would die as a direct result of war. We’re happy to tell you that that figure is now less than 1.

在人类的历史上，我们正处于最和平的年代。早在二十世纪四十年代，每10万个人中就有300人直接死于战争。我们可以很欣慰地告诉你今天这个数字少于1。

2. Worldwide Murders

2.全球谋杀案

557,000 people were murdered across the world in 2001 alone. That number significantly dropped by 289,000 by 2008. The homocide Rate is now in decline in 75% of nations.

仅在2001年，全球就约有55.7万人被谋杀。而到了2008年，这个数据就减少了28.9万人。如今，全球的谋杀率已经下降了75%。

3. Poverty

3.贫穷

52% of the world lived in extreme poverty in 1981. This number dropped down by 21% in 2010, as 721 million fewer people no longer live in absolute poverty.

在1981年，全球52%的人极其穷困潦倒。这个数字在2010年的时候下降了21%，少于7.21亿人还过着极度贫困的生活。

4. Life Expectancy

4.平均寿命

The life expectancy of the average human has increased more in the past 50 years than it did in the 200,000 years of human existence. Life expectancy is now 70 years old – which is a big difference from 47 years old in 1950!

人类在过去50年的平均寿命比人类存在的20万年中的平均寿命要长的多。目前，人类的平均寿命是70岁，1950年的平均寿命是47岁，两者存在很大的差异。

5. Gay Marriage

5.同性婚姻

While there is a still a way to go to ensure the LGBT community has the same rights as sexual couples, the world has moved on significantly in recent years. In fact, gay marriage is now legal for 60% of Americans. What about the other 40%, you ask? The List Love really believes the rest of the United States, and many other countries across the world – we’re talking to you, Russia! -will catch up soon.

近几年，得益于世界日新月异，就像保护异性夫妻一样， LGBT群体（女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别人士）也会得到同样的权利保障。事实上，如今60%的美国人承认同性婚姻的合法性，如果你问那剩余的40%呢？我们可以告诉你美国的其他地方以及世界的其他地方，例如俄罗斯，很快都会赶上脚步。

You might think 60% is absolutely nothing, but this is a significant step, seeing as gay marriage was not legal anywhere in the United States in 2003.

或许你会认为这个60%并不起眼，但它是很重要的一步，因为在2003年，同性婚姻在美国的任何地方都是不合法的。

6. Cancer Mortality Rate

6.癌症死亡率

Between 1991 and 2010, the cancer mortality rate fell by a whopping 20%, which is more than 10% a decade. One day we will say goodbye to cancer for good.

在1991年至2010年之间，癌症死亡率显著下降了20%，这比过去十年下降总和的10%还要多。总有一天，我们会跟癌症说再见。

7. Hearing Aid

7.助听器

Marvel created superhero Blue Ear, who wears a hearing aid, after a little boy refused to wear one because "superheroes don’t wear hearing aids".

2002年，一名4岁的小男孩患有耳聋，但他不愿意戴助听器，因为超级英雄们都不戴。之后，漫威（Marvel）创作了一个戴着助听器的蓝耳侠（Blue Ear）。

8. Illiteracy

8.文盲

World illiteracy has reduced by 50% between 1970 to today.

从1970年到今天，世界各地的文盲减少了50%。

9. Smiling

9.微笑

Blind people smile even when they have never seen someone smile.

即使从未见过人微笑，盲人也会微笑。

10. Knighted Penguin

10．被授予爵位的企鹅

Last but by no means least is our favourite fact that Norway once knighted a penguin. His name is Nils Olav, and he is a king penguin who now resides on Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Royal Guard. He was knighted on 15th August, 2008, which was approved by King Harald V, who stated during the ceremony that Nils was "in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood".

挪威曾为一只企鹅授予爵位。它现在居住在苏格兰的爱丁堡动物园，是那里的企鹅王，它叫尼尔斯·奥拉夫（ Nils Olav）。它不仅是一只吉祥物，更是挪威皇家护卫队的名誉上校。2008年8月15日，国王哈拉尔五世（King Harald V）授予奥拉夫爵位，并在授予典礼上声明“奥拉夫在各方面都有资格获得骑士爵位的荣誉和尊严”。

注：本文转载自前十网，译者：Carrie