It emerged in France at the end of the 17th century. Traditional fashion setters, the French adapted a piece of clothing from a Croatian regiment, passing through Paris in 1668, for daily use on the streets. Croatians wore a linen…
The pimple story begins long before we wake up to a big, red, nasty surprise in the middle of our face. In fact, it all starts with the formation of a carnation weeks or even months before that pus-filled pimple…
Contrary to what popular wisdom says, the first human profession was that of a cook – and not that of a prostitute. That’s what a study published by Harvard University says. The reasoning goes like this: if prostitution arose when…
»> Yes, you can. Medicine is medicine, not a bullet. And, like all medicine, it must be prescribed by the doctor, as all medicine can bring unwanted effects. With Viagra (Sildenafil) and other drugs for erectile dysfunction – Levitra, Cialis…
– (Disclosure/Disclosure) The animal is capable of drinking up to 100 liters of water at once. The liquid is used to hydrate the body. “With all this supply, your body stays hydrated for up to three weeks”, says biologist Sérgio…
Thai boxing – translation of muay thai into Portuguese – would have emerged 2 thousand years ago based on Chinese wushu (or kung fu). Forced to leave China, farmers who found freedom and fertile land in present-day Thailand needed to…
Yes there is. Taz, the clumsy character of the cartoons, is inspired by an exotic marsupial that lives in Tasmania, an island in Oceania belonging to Australia. For those who don’t remember, marsupial mammals are that group of animals that…
It is a planet composed of gases, unlike rocky ones like Earth. Inside there is a solid core and, around it, the gases (hydrogen, helium and methane) assume different physical states, according to temperature and pressure conditions. The four largest…
It is made from wood, from which cellulose fibers are extracted, converted into paper after a series of industrial processes. What few people know is that it was not always this way. Paper was invented in China in the 2nd…
They are the oysters’ reaction to an intruder in their shell. The pearl is the result of a kind of defense of the mollusc organism against an invader – an external organism that can be anything from a grain of…