In fact, our moon has a name Yes. Her name is Moon! The word comes from the Latin Luna, which in Roman mythology was the name of the goddess related to the satellite that orbits planet Earth. The goddess linked…
1. Listen to the end “Go ahead, look at the…” If you’re familiar with this song, you’ve probably completed the phrase in your head – and that might be enough to get you humming it all day long. It’s called…
Dynamic Duo The cabin of a Boeing 737 is occupied by the captain and the co-pilot. The attributions are the same, but the captain is responsible for the aircraft and it is up to him to take off and land.…
ILLUSTRATES Thales Molina QUESTION Pedro Bueno, Paty do Alferes, RJ A missile is, in short, a set of explosives embedded in a motorized and controllable vehicle. The name comes from the Latin verb mittere, which means «to send». The first…
The secret lies in the animal’s cervical spine, which is formed by extremely flexible vertebrae, as shown in the infographic below. However, if you think that only she is capable of performing this incredible contortionism, you are wrong. “All birds…
»> The bite of the tsetse fly (Glossina palpalis) causes sleep because it transmits a parasite called Trypanosoma brucei. It is this protozoan that leads a person to a state of torpor and lethargy. According to data from the World…
Separating the wheat from the chaff There are historical records that, like any social group, the Bavarian Illuminati created codes that united them and facilitated communication. But, since they became a “pop conspiracy”, other symbols were attributed to them, as…
At first, the story of the animated series doug (1991-1999) is very simple: Doug Funnie is an 11-year-old boy who has just moved to a new city and, together with his friends, goes after great adventures full of imagination. But…
»> Believe it or not, the keyboard we use today – known as QWERTY (because of the first six letters in the top row, on the left hand) – was chosen because it made typing slower. This happened because the…
Bridge on the border between Brazil and French Guiana, that is, with France. In all, 61 countries are not willing to let out the cry of “independence!” stuck in the throat. Sixteen of them fall under the jurisdiction of France,…