»> Everything indicates that this strange nickname was born on the streets of France. In the 12th century, the word camelot – probably a modification of the Arabic khmalat, which meant “rustic and plush fabric” – entered the French vocabulary…
It all starts with the yolk, which is nothing more than a large chicken egg. And make it big! At about 4 centimeters in diameter, the hen’s egg is the largest in the animal kingdom. The yolk is released from…
(/) This answer is simple: chicken is nothing more than the name given to young roosters. “Drawing a parallel with the human race, the chickens would be the young men and the roosters the adult men”, says zootechnician Edivaldo Antônio…
One of the “secret weapons” of the Viet Cong, tunnels were excavated by hand or with the help of shovels, reaching up to 20 m deep and 120 km long. While US troops and helicopters occupied the skies and forests…
ILLUSTRATES Studio mol It is an artifact designed to spread live agents – viruses or bacteria – capable of infecting a large number of people. There are records of manipulating infectious agents to infect enemies as far back as the…
»> ILLUSTRATES Wendell AraujoEDITION Felipe van Deursen – (Wendell Araujo/) RECOMMENDED BY DENTISTS?In 1939, HV Churchill, chief chemist of the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), allegedly carried out a study on rats that showed that fluoridated water reduced the incidence…
Similar to that of a modern elephant. Mammoths are the various species of mammals within the genus mammuthus, all of which are now extinct. The ancestors of this genus migrated from Africa about 3.5 million years ago and spread across…
The fastest was Carlos Luz from Minas Gerais, who warmed up the presidential chair for just three days. He came to office as a substitute for incumbent Café Filho, but received a red card from Congress because he was allegedly…
Diagnosis – symptoms of psychopathyAge – 11 yearsWhere – England 1. Daughter of prostitute Betty Bell, Mary was born in Newcastle, England, in 1957, when her mother was just 17 years old. The girl is the most famous case in…
Launched in Brazil in the 1970s, War is one of the most popular board games in the country even today. But it’s not known for its geographic accuracy, as it excludes several countries (the 54 countries in Africa aren’t even…