Categoría Oddities

What are fjords?

They are huge rocky valleys flooded by the sea, formations that appear on the coast of countries generally neighboring the south and north poles. “The dimensions of the fjords are impressive. Some exceed 350 kilometers in length, have walls over…

How does the octopus produce ink?

Reader question – Rubens Camargo, Jataizinho, PR DARK CURTAIN The ink serves to confuse predators. The octopus measures the amount ejected in case it gets into more than one mess a day. A small animal, measuring around 20 cm, stores…

What is pompoarism?

It is a muscle strengthening technique of the vagina. Recommended by gynecologists, exercise makes sex more pleasurable and prevents urinary incontinence and bladder fall. This ancient technique, created in India and perfected in Japan and Thailand, gained strength in the…

Is there an animal with two penises?

More or less… Several species of opossums have a bifurcated bilau, which gives the false impression that they have two penises. “This peculiarity is shared by around 70 species of American marsupials”, says biologist José Carlos Nogueira, a specialist in…

Who were the Phoenicians?

The Phoenicians were an ancient civilization that settled in what is now Lebanon and parts of Syria and Israel. It is estimated that they arrived in this region around the 30th century BC, but historians still haven’t been able to…

Does the roadrunner really exist?

Yes, there is, and it has many similarities with the friendly TV character. Just like in the famous cartoon, the real roadrunner lives in the deserts of the United States, especially in California. Its scientific name is Geococcyx californianus. It…

How is a hive formed?

1. A hive has between 30 It is 60 thousand individuals. When the swarm is overpopulated, about 50% of the bees leave to build the new home. A queen it is taken because the eggs that are in its abdomen…