»> The belief that some animals commit suicide is classic. Many people think that scorpions, when cornered by fire, sting themselves to shorten the suffering and end their lives. Others think that lemmings throw themselves into the sea in a…
WowThere are controversies as to the origin of this typical caipira dialect, widely spoken in Minas Gerais and Goiás. For the philologist Amadeu Amaral (1875-1929), this expression, which indicates surprise or doubt, would have arisen from the change of the…
He was a great British adventurer of the early 20th century, a mix of archaeologist, military strategist and writer. His life was so eventful that it ended up becoming a highly successful film in the 60s. Thomas Edward Lawrence, or…
ALEISTER CROWLEY Meet the Briton adored by rockers like John Lennon, Ozzy, Jimmy Page and Raul Seixas cradle of gold Aleister Crowley was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1875, into a wealthy family. Very Christian, the father, who died in…
Yes, but only in zoos and controlled reserves. The only extant species of ancient wild horses, which for thousands of years inhabited the Earth, is Przewalski’s horse (Equus przewalski). It inhabited the isolated mountains of Mongolia, Asia, and was only…
»> Yes, but it’s very difficult to find them, because they die quickly. Albino plants cannot produce chlorophyll, the pigment that gives leaves their green color. Until then, so good. It turns out that chlorophyll is essential in photosynthesis, the…
–CRIMINAL RECORDName Charles Edmund Cullen (1960-)place of business New Jersey and Pennsylvania (USA)deaths 40 confirmed and 400 unproven 1) Born in New Jersey, Cullen had a tragic childhood and adolescence. When he was still a baby, his father died of…
BEFORE THE BITE 1) The most important step is remain motionless. Trying to escape stimulates the animal’s aggressiveness, and a human being cannot be faster than a puppy. there are good chances in you get tired faster than him. two)…
1522 In the safes of Cabral’s squadron came “O Português”, the main coin of the period, minted in 35.5 g of gold. He also brought the réis (plural of “real”), a currency that was used in Brazil until 1942. Throughout…
READER QUESTION Rafael Battaglia Popp, Guarulhos, SP It is a set of self-knowledge questions that became famous after being answered by the French author Marcel Proust (1871-1922). During the writer’s adolescence, notebooks with these types of questions were a common…