ILLUSTRATIONS Ed Anderson Curse or urban legend? Discover the true story of the paintings that have terrorized Brazil since the 1980s 1. In July 1985, the British tabloid The Sun ran a story about a house fire in northern England.…
Because Saint Peter is known as the “doorkeeper” of the kingdom of heaven. He earned this title thanks to a passage in the Gospel of Matthew, in which Jesus turns to Peter, his closest follower, and says: “I will give…
Queen Elizabeth II is emblazoned on the front of all banknotes, while other personalities from British history and culture are featured on the back. In addition, pounds produced in other countries, such as Northern Ireland and Scotland, feature illustrations of…
It was an unsuccessful US-funded and executed military action in 1961 to overthrow the government of Cuba. The plan began in 1960, a year after the Cuban Revolution put Fidel Castro in power in the Caribbean country. It was the…
ILLUSTRATIONS: Evandro Bertol At the Olympics, the only type of bow allowed is the recurve, which has three parts: handle, blades and string. It takes its name from the point of the blades, which are curved in the opposite direction…
PENITENTS Found in high altitude regions, such as the Andes Mountains, these ice and snow needles can reach 4 m in height. They happen when the sun hits flat snow and some random spots sublimate (go from solid to gaseous…
There is no official ranking, because scientists have never done a study comparing the visual ability of animals. But, based on the various isolated studies on the vision of animals, it is possible to bet with certainty: birds of prey…
balladsDecade: 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 – (Jhonata Alves/) A little bit of everything At the turn of the millennium, nightlife could be defined in one word: variety. There were houses specialized in attending a type…
(/) Yes. The Vatican’s secret archives contain 35,000 volumes, which tell the history of humanity. If its shelves were lined up, they would stretch 84 kilometers. They are records of scientific and geographical discoveries, papal documents and diplomatic correspondence. There…
Illustrates Felipe CachopaEdition Felipe van Deursen There were many, in various areas, and all helped in the progress of science and directly benefited millions of people. These discoveries coincide with a national scientific effervescence in the first half of the…