One study in the United States found that people drink less alcohol and eat more during a full moon. Italian researchers found that more babies seem to be born in the one or two days following a full moon. And Britain's largest telecommunications company claims that Internet use increases during the seven days before a full moon.

美国一项研究发现人们在满月时饮酒量减少而食量增加。意大利研究人员发现，月圆后的一两天内，婴儿的出生人数较多。而英国最大的电讯公司则宣称，在月圆的前7天，网络使用率会增加。

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