ILLUSTRATIONS: David Augustus Catherine Deshayes (1640-1680) was a central figure in a scandal involving murders, baby sacrifices and black masses among the nobility of Louis XIV’s France 1. Catherine Deshayes was born into a poor family in Paris around 1640.…
»> The fault is a liquid called extracellular, so named because it lives circulating outside the cells of our body. When we lie down, this liquid is distributed throughout the body – including the head – causing the famous swelling…
Concentration and technique are the fakir’s weapons to lie down on beds of nails and walk over hot coals without burning your feet. The term fakir means poor in Arabic and identifies Islamic Indians who wander through towns practicing “miracles”,…
Geneva Convention is the name given to several international treaties signed between 1864 and 1949 to reduce the effects of wars on the civilian population, in addition to offering protection to captured or wounded soldiers. The history of these treaties…
illustrates Andre Toma edition Felipe van Deursen Yes, but they were known by other names. onna-musha for the samurai and kunoichi for the ninjas. To the onna-musha they mastered weapons and martial arts and protected their families in the absence…
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The animal has eight legs, an open circular system, an exoskeleton and is capable of producing silk. The body is divided in two: in the cephalothorax are the mouth, stomach and brain, while in the abdomen are the heart, lungs…
Going out of their way to attract potential punters – and their wallet – and keep them on their premises. The big casinos in Las Vegas (USA) operate inside luxurious hotels, open for visitors to visit their restaurants, pools and…
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The megalodon, which reached 20 m and 100 tons. The owner of the most powerful bite in the animal world would have appeared more than 23 million years ago and became extinct around 1.5 million years ago. It destroyed prey…