ILLUSTRATES Icarus Yuji These powerful warriors, who endured between the 12th and 19th centuries, killed each other in a long ritual aimed at preserving their dignity. 1) Admitting guilt Traditional seppuku is a rare type of human sacrifice: self-immolation for…
The fascination awakened by solving mysteries – and by snooping into the lives of others – gave life to countless investigators in literature, cinema and TV. Peruse our elementary list with the main ones 10. Ed Mort He took a…
ILLUSTRATES Paulo Rocker QUESTION Joao Pedro Chagas da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Yes! Arms and legs may move during cadaveric rigidity. This process begins between one and two hours after death and ends within 24 hours. When we are…
And yes. The apple helps when releasing the voice because it works as a «natural cleaner» of the mouth and pharynx. When swallowed, it scrapes the surface of these two organs, preventing thick saliva from reaching the larynx, the tube…
1. POCAHONTAS The myth – The indigenous Pocahontas was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, who commanded tribes in the eastern United States. When the English arrived in May 1607, she fell in love with one of them. The reality –…
Except for Tom and Jerry, the anvil currently doesn’t have much use. It was on this heavy and hard piece that blacksmiths supported the material to be molded, based on hammer blows, usually after a period in the forge to…
THRACIUS There were at least six types of common gladiator and another two on horseback. The Thracians were unique in fighting with the sica, a curved sword. As they used a small shield, they also had metal plates to protect…
»> Simple: because they don’t have a bladder to store urine. Whenever a bird drinks some liquid, it goes straight to the intestine, where it is absorbed; then it passes into the blood and reaches the kidneys to be purified.…
Our map began to be defined in the 15th century, even before the country was officially occupied by Portugal, with the Treaty of Tordesillas. Signed between Spain and Portugal, this agreement divided the “New World” that was beginning to be…
The main waves of immigration to Brazil occurred between the middle of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. “Portuguese, Italians, Spanish, Japanese and Germans constituted the main flows in quantitative terms”, says sociologist Ethel Kosminsky,…