(/) The unit derives from a very primitive speed measurement system – called nacelle -, which began to be used in the 16th century. The instrument basically consisted of a string with one end tied to a heavy wooden plank…
Approximately 1 ton, or almost 3 kilos per day – including solid and liquid food. To “weigh” all this food, we had the help of nutritionist Daniela Silveira, from Unifesp. Caloric needs vary according to each person’s sex, weight, height,…
Launched in the USA in 1991 and shown on Rede Globo between 1992 and 1995, Dinosaur family it was almost like your average family sitcom… with the difference that the characters were stegosaurs, triceratops and tyrannosaurs. But the technology that…
The cover story of this month’s edition of MUNDO ESTRANHO reserves a space to talk about Zodíaco, the serial killer who terrorized California in the 60s and 70s with his encrypted letters. Only the first, sent in three pieces to…
Because of the accumulation of hydrogen gas, which is flammable. Over time, the chemical components naturally form this gas, which is stored inside the pile and can start combustion due to a series of factors. An exploding AA battery is…
(/) Romulus Augustus, who ruled only two years: 475 and 476. His name, in Latin, was Flavius Momilus Romulus Augustus, but he was better known by the diminutive Romulus Augustulus, which, in Latin, means “Romulus, the little Augustus”. When he…
Because the ship is lighter than water. Absurd? In part, yes. The problem is that no one accepts this very simplistic explanation very well. After all, everyone knows that a handful of the stainless steel that makes up the shell…
(/) In theory, it was the Rocha Brothers, piloting the Stone Car. The cartoon from the Hanna-Barbera studios never had a final episode, in which it was crowned champion. But, of the 34 circuits presented throughout the single season, between…
1) On May 11, 1975, the newspaper News popular announced on the cover, in bold letters: “The devil was born in São Paulo”. The news said that, in a hospital in São Bernardo do Campo, a city on the ABC…
What do you think is the extreme of violence? A cruelly crushed head? A horrifying mincemeat of human flesh? Or – help! – an innocent bilau bitten off? Just in case, we’ve included those three things and a bunch of…