»> A fever is always a sign that something is wrong with your health: whether it’s an infection, inflammation, or a nervous system injury. In these cases, the human body begins to produce a greater amount of the enzyme prostaglandin…

– () ILLUSTRATES Aluísio Cervelle Santos 1) Chase was born in 1950, in Santa Clara, California (USA), on May 23, 1950. Along with his sister, he suffered violence at the hands of parents who imposed strict discipline at home. Richard…

It’s rare, but it can be addictive. The official name of sex compulsion is “excessive sexual drive” and this uncontrolled craving is not a reason to be proud of anyone. The sick person can be harmed at work or in…

The passage through the stomach is only the first step in the process of absorption of a medicine by our body. In fact, most of the active ingredient – ​​the chemical that will trigger the healing – is absorbed not…

As of this writing, around 150 planets have been discovered. This number is not exact because new planets are discovered all the time, as well as mistakes are admitted. Sometimes scientists think they have discovered a planet (which revolves around…

CROSS (Christianity) Similar symbols already appeared in pagan cultures, before Christ. It was only adopted by Christians when the Roman emperor Constantine abolished condemnations on the cross, at the beginning of the 4th century. In addition to representing the death…

(/) first RPG There is no consensus, but the most accepted is that Braunstein, created by the American David Wesely in 1967, was the first role-playing game (or RPG, in its acronym in English). In it, the player controlled a…

Text originally published in 2010. Amazingly, it’s perfectly legal to have multiple wives in over 50 countries. In another 20, polygamy is not in the law but is culturally accepted. Most of these nations are in Africa, a region with…

»> It is not very different from extracting sugar from cane. The first step is to remove the leaves and clean the beets, which grow underground. Afterwards, they are cut into thin slices and left to rest in a huge…

»> “In emergency situations, children and women are the most likely to be abused and exploited,” explains Halim Antônio Girade, coordinator of UNICEF’s emergencies area in Brazil. “People in this group are the first to lose their rights in extreme…