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Contrary to popular belief, some desert plants thrive in extreme heat by storing water in their stems.

与普遍看法相反，一些沙漠植物通过茎部储水在极端高温下茁壮生长。

Contrary to the popular image of medieval Europe as uniformly illiterate, recent research into surviving merchant ledgers and personal letters suggests that basic literacy was more widespread among urban tradespeople than previously believed, even if formal, Latin-based scholarly literacy remained rare.

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A labor economist argues that a recent minimum wage increase in a particular state did not lead to significant job losses in the fast food industry, contrary to some predictions.

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Contrary to the common assumption that ancient Roman concrete was inferior to modern concrete, recent analysis of Roman harbor structures that have survived intact for two thousand years suggests that certain volcanic-ash mixtures used by Roman builders actually grow stronger over time when exposed to seawater.

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