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…
»> None other than the celebrated Italian genius of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), painter, architect, sculptor and scientist. In 1483, he devised a “fall protector”, made of cloth and shaped like a pyramid, which served to study the…
There are several hypotheses, but it is likely that it derived from a certain type of pelvic dancing, which can still be found in some regions of the Middle East and North Africa. “Belvic dance has been traditionally practiced by…
She was the size of an elephant and didn’t live hanging from trees, but walked on the ground. the species megatherium americanum, whose name means “great beast of America”, was one of the largest land mammals that ever lived and…
»> There are 6,912 languages around the world, according to the Ethnologue compendium, considered the largest inventory of languages on the planet. The book, edited since 1951, is a kind of bible of linguistics, indicating which languages are in use,…
1. Puffer is the popular name given to about 150 species of fish capable of inflating their bodies when they feel threatened by a predator. Bloating is a defense mechanism for the pufferfish to appear much larger than it is…
Nitrous literally gives the engine a gas: it increases the amount of oxygen entering the cylinders. It is as if, for a few seconds, it expanded the volume of an engine from 1.0 liters to 1.4 liters, for example. But,…
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a secret racist organization that was born in the late 19th century in the United States. It was founded in 1866, in Tennessee, as a social club that brought together Confederate veterans, that is,…
It appears during the formation of the coconut seed and serves as a food reserve for the embryo, a structure that will give rise to a new plant. The embryo is born from the union of a female sex cell…
(tostphoto/Getty Images) Yes, it does. This urban legend has gained momentum because, to disprove it, you need to use a measurement sheet that you can’t easily find around. Basically, the number of folds possible depends on the size and thickness…