ILLUSTRATIONS Chameleon Beats, blows, punches, lashings, exhausting exercises and even humiliation, such as licking feces. And don’t think this is a thing of the past: there are recent examples of all these abuses. Physical punishment in schools is still common.…
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(Viviane Nonato/) illustrates Viviane Nonatoedition Felipe van Deursen The most powerful goddesses of ancient civilizations are those capable of ending the world – and they are not few. The first records about them appeared in Europe and the Middle East…
With chemicals that react with dirt that darkens teeth. The process is simple and consists of applying a gel and letting it act for a few minutes. It is possible to do the whitening entirely with the dentist, combine sessions…
It’s the Kurdish people, a group of some 36 million people that spreads across eastern Turkey, northern Syria and Iraq, and northwestern Iran. Until the early 20th century, Kurds cared little about owning a country, leading a life of itinerant…
»> It is extremely rare for this to happen, unless the victim is a small animal. In this case, the thorns – which can reach more than 30 centimeters in length – can pierce a vital organ and cause death.…
Why does it get more attention? In case of accidents, the black box – which stores flight data – needs to be tracked in places that are difficult to access, such as the bottom of the sea. Therefore, in addition…
The toothpick burns because its head is made of substances that make the spark from friction with the box turn into a flame. Then, the fire consumes the wood of the toothpick for about 10 seconds. The process is well…
Yes it is true. The earthworm is a hermaphrodite annelid, which means that it has both male and female reproductive systems. With this, it is able to produce both sperm and eggs. But even so, she cannot self-fertilize. “For reproduction,…
This Japanese martial art, which emerged in the 1920s, is a fusion of the Daito-ryu Aiki style of jiu-jitsu with the precepts of the Omoto-kyo religious movement. The result is a style of circular movements, pushing and twisting, in which…