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CNN Marketplace 2006-01-29

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CNN Marketplace 2006-03-12

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CNN Marketplace 2006-02-25

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Men are so reluctant to ask for directions that they will clock up an unnecessary 900 miles the distance from Land's End to John O'Groats over a lifetime, researchers say. 研究人员指出，男人因为不愿问路，一辈子会走足足900英里