– () 1) Shou The Shou is an ancient Chinese ideogram that means «long life» and is still widely used as an ornament in furniture, fabrics and oriental jewelry. Similar to a peach pit, it refers to the god Shou…
ILLUSTRATES Alberto Rocha It is a mystical and philosophical group spread across the planet that aims to teach members about the mysteries of the world and about themselves. Just as the Catholic Church has parishes with different names and styles,…
“Gender” was first used to express a social and psychological difference between men and women in 1955 by psychologist John Money (1921-2006). The philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) helped to theorize it and highlighted the social components in its construction…
– (Disclosure/Reproduction/Wikimedia Commons) There is no consensus, but many historians of the genre point to Bill Haley & His Comets, a group that appeared in the USA in 1951. played country, but ended up changing its name because of the…
(/) QUESTION Thais Midori, Sao Paulo, SP To facilitate their identification, preventing them from camouflaging themselves in environments such as forests and metropolises in case of escape. The color supposedly also encourages convicts to carry out their daily tasks –…
Breathing the air from cylinders, the South African Nuno Gomes reached 318.25 meters in June 2005. With only the air in his lungs, the record is held by the Belgian Patrick Musimu: in a single breath, he went to 209.6…
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…