Why do we stretch?

»> – () Even with the body immobilized during sleep, the nervous system continues to send electrical impulses to the muscles, keeping them tense. “When we stay in the same posture for a long time, a part of the muscles…

How brainwashing works

illustrates Cezar Berje edition Felipe van Deursen Imagine losing control of your thoughts and becoming a kind of robot that acts in the way desired by a politician, a religious person or a company. But forget the image of someone…

What is the origin of boxing?

The exchange of punches as a sport has the same birthplace as philosophy and mathematics: ancient Greece. Despite modalities similar to boxing appearing in Sumerian engravings from 3000 BC, the first record of it as something formal, guided by rules,…

12 myths and truths about Coca-Cola

SUGGESTION Victor Canevari Reis, Paraguaçu Paulista, SP – (Leo Natsume/Strange World) IS IT TRUE THAT SHE CAN CORRODE CHICKEN BONES?Yes, but not exactly because it is the Coke but because of the acids contained in the drink. In general, cola-type…