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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
Pop goes the cat, rattle goes the snake, and Rihanna is a billionaire.
All that and more, coming up next.
PopCat掀起全球網友點擊大賽 Taiwan Pops Popcat… A Lot
Taiwan athletes did very well in the Tokyo Olympics.
Many won gold, silver, and bronze medals.
But Taiwan has taken a gold medal for something else too.
The Popcat clicker game!
Popcat is a very simple (簡單) online game.
The webpage has a picture of a cat.
You tap the screen, or press a button.
The cat's mouth opens and you hear a "pop" sound.
It's cute, and easy, and it's gone viral.
The game counts how many times you have "popped".
And it also shows how many pops each country around the world has.
The game was extra popular (特別受歡迎) during the Tokyo Olympics, when everyone was cheering for their country's athletes.
And Taiwan has taken 1st place in the Popcat game a few times!
Popcat這個奇妙的小遊戲變成了世界點擊大賽，台灣網民也多次勇奪全球第一名。
Other countries and regions in the top spots are Thailand, Hong Kong, and Finland.
Popcat is actually a real cat, named Oatmeal.
Oatmeal's owner posted photos of him online.
Many people used the photos to make videos and memes (迷因、梗圖), and Oatmeal went viral.
Popcat 網頁中的這隻貓叫Oatmeal（燕麥片），Oatmeal的飼主上傳牠的影片到網路上後，嘴吧一張一閉的好玩迷因成了全球賽事。
響尾蛇尾巴搖動的聲音可以判斷它的距離? Rattlesnakes Rattle Show How Close They Are?
Have you ever heard this sound?
If you're out in nature, this tells you there might be a rattlesnake (響尾蛇) nearby.
Rattlesnakes eat small animals like mice.
And when they think they are in danger, they will shake their tail to make this sound.
This sound is a warning (警告), telling other animals to stay away!
But now, scientists think the speed of the rattling sound could tell us how close the snake is.
An Austrian scientist found that the rattling was slower when he was far away.
And as he moved closer to the rattlesnake, the rattling became faster.
The scientist says it's like when a car backs up, and makes a beeping sound to tell you if you are getting close to something.
The closer you get, the faster the beeping gets.
Rattlesnakes use this sound to protect (保護) themselves.
But scientists think they might also use their rattling to trick other animals too.
They say sometimes, even though other animals are not that close, the rattlesnake will shake its tail very fast.
This makes the animal think it is very close, and move away.
The scientists say even though rattlesnakes have venom (毒液), getting into fights is still dangerous for them.
They could get hurt, or break a fang (尖齒).
So rattlesnakes will mostly hide, and will only fight if they have to.
奧地利的科學家發現響尾蛇搖尾巴的速度會隨著敵人的距離而改變，聰明的蛇還會用這個聲音故意誤導敵人，藉此避免戰鬥。
蕾哈娜成為億萬富翁 Rihanna Officially Becomes Billionaire
A singer has become one of the wealthiest people in the business.
Forbes says Rihanna is now officially a billionaire.
They say her net worth is estimated at 1.7 billion U.S. dollars.
That makes her the second-richest woman in the entertainment (娛樂) industry, behind Oprah Winfrey.
福布斯估計蕾哈娜的財產高達十七億美元。
Much of Rihanna's wealth comes from her merchandise, not from her music.
She started her Fenty line of cosmetics (化妝品) in 2017.
It became hugely popular, and was used by some other big-name celebrities.
She has since expanded her offerings to include skin care and clothing items.
Rihanna is expected to start selling perfumes soon too.
蕾哈娜的財產大部分不是來自她的音樂，是來自她賣的化妝品和衣服。
So, in today's News Bites:
Taiwan has taken 1st place in the Popcat game a few times!
The game was extra popular during the Tokyo Olympics, when everyone was cheering for their country's athletes.
Other countries and regions in the top spots are Thailand, Hong Kong, and Finland.
Scientists think the speed of a rattlesnake's tail rattling could tell us how close the snake is.
An Austrian scientist found that the rattling was slower when he was far away.
And as he moved closer to the rattlesnake, the rattling became faster.
Rattlesnakes use this sound to protect themselves, but scientists think they also use it to trick other animals to avoid fights.
And,
Forbes says Rihanna is now officially a billionaire.
They say her net worth is estimated at 1.7 billion U.S. dollars.
That makes her the second-richest woman in the entertainment (娛樂) industry, behind Oprah Winfrey.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!