皮尔当人

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皮尔当人是次有名的骗局，多块头骨和颚骨于1912年被发现，并被认为是早期人类化石的遗骸。
The Piltdown man is a famous hoax in which pieces of a skull and jawbone found in 1912 were believed to be the fossilized remains of an early form of human being.
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但是当美国人罗伯特·皮尔里在1909年宣称他们已经到达时，两人都急忙改变了他们的计划，取而代之的是，他们的目标是最后一个大奖：南极。
But after the American Robert Peary claimed to have reached it in 1909, both men hastily altered their plans, instead they would aim for the last big prize: the South Pole.
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当答案被划上了一个大大的马叉你才反应过来，侯力尔11月在维拉公园签入的第一人是他的老乡皮雷斯。
Only when the paper has been marked with a big, fat nought will you be reminded that it was actually fellow countryman Pires who turned up first for Houllier at Villa Park back in November.

皮尔当人
皮尔当人是以作伪的方法造出来而实际上并不存在的一种所谓的“早期人类”，是20世纪初在古人类学领域中发生的一场弄虚作假的大骗局的产物，曾经轰动一时，到50年代才被彻底揭穿。

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