Categoría Oddities

What is human cryogenics?

It’s the technique of keeping corpses frozen for years on end to resurrect them one day. Today, this already works with embryos: fertilized eggs can remain in the “refrigerator” with good chances of surviving thawing – it is estimated that…

How was the Statue of Liberty built?

It all started on the outskirts of Versailles, near the French capital, Paris, in 1865, during a dinner at the home of historian and journalist Edouard de Laboulaye. Officially, the monument was designed to honor the United States on the…

What animals live in Antarctica?

Millions of animals live in this region, in the extreme south of the planet, and they don’t care about the freezing cold — it’s less than minus 80ºC in winter! The explanation for such a rich fauna, even in these…