How is crackling made?
From the bacon frya layer of leather, meat and a lot of fat, usually removed from the pork belly. It’s the excess fat that makes the snack tasty. According to the chef Samara Grossiideally this layer should have at least…
Categoría Oddities
How can a sailboat be faster than the wind that drives it?
There are two forces acting on the boat. One is propulsion, caused by the wind acting on the sail. Another is hydrodynamic resistance, the force of water on the hull, which makes it difficult for the vessel to move. It’s…
The most bizarre condoms in the world
Yes, they do exist, and if you dig around a bit, you can find them for sale online. Surrender to the boundless creativity of latex (and other materials) sexual fun! whiskey condom Whiskey – All Scottish pride in a flavored…
Who created sign language for the deaf?
It was the French abbot Charles-Michel. In the mid-eighteenth century, he developed a system of signs to teach deaf children to read and write, which served as the basis for the method used to this day. At the time, children…
Where do the terms “so-and-so”, “beltrano” and “sicrano” come from?
»> Question – Helton John Sousa de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP Each one has a different origin! “Fulano” comes from the Arabic fulân, which means “such”. With the Arab domain over the Iberian peninsula during the Middle Ages, the language…
How did Napoleon lose the war?
The defeat that buried his career as a conqueror of territories occurred at the Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815 near the city of Waterloo, Belgium. The episode was the final point in more than ten years of…
If skin cells renew themselves, why doesn’t the tattoo come off?
(Erika Onodera/Strange World) Simply because tattoos are made in one of the deepest layers of the skin, which does not undergo renewal. It is good to remember that the tissue that covers our body is formed by three main layers:…
How is an Olympic pool?
It makes any building pool look like a cocky bathtub. Its 50 meters in length are equivalent to half of a football field. The width, 25 meters, is enough to park 13 Fiat Palio side by side. And it’s not…
How does the «I’m feeling lucky» button on Google work?
Question from reader Eloah Fernandes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ It automatically directs you to the most relevant search page. When you click on the button “I’m feeling lucky”, it selects the website that most identifies with the subject you’re looking…
What was the biggest tsunami in history?
destruction-tsunami-tragedy-debris-flooded The biggest wave in the world that has news happened on July 9, 1958, in Lituya Bay, Alaska. It all started when a huge earthquake (which reached between 7.9 and 8.3 points on the Richter scale) shook the Fairweather…