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To ask for protection, ward off enemies, achieve love or financial and professional success. Voodoo is much more than a doll with pins stuck in it. It is a religious practice, in which followers come into contact with the spiritual…

It’s simple: because the taste of human secretions depends on the material they are made of. Most of them are made up of water and protein. Some, like semen, milk and sweat, taste different depending on what we eat. “An…

ILLUSTRATES Andre TomaEDITION Felipe van Deursen mountain spaIn 1903, Barbacena, MG, gained the nickname of “City of the Crazy”, thanks to the inauguration of seven psychiatric institutions in the municipality. At the time, resorts with a mild climate, such as…

There are 6,909 different languages ​​spoken around the world, according to the Ethnologue compendium, which catalogs the languages ​​of our planet since 1950. But most of these languages ​​we hardly hear: 6,520 languages ​​(about 94% of the total) are in…

The construction of the pyramids put thousands of Egyptians to sweat, required advanced knowledge of mathematics and many stones. Of the hundred known pyramids in Egypt, the largest (and most famous) is that of Cheops, the only one of the…

»> In theory, the technique is quite simple. All you have to do is hold the fork, whether made of wood or another material, with your palms facing upwards, applying a little pressure to bend the ends outward. When the…

– (Dalts/Strange World) Not like everyone thinks. Several narcotic and sedative substances, including ecstasy, marijuana and LSD, have been used as «truth serum» since the term appeared in the early 20th century. But, to date, no scientific research has managed…

MARK 1 – 1944 The first electronic computers appeared at the same time in Germany, England and in the United States, home of the Mark 1. With 4.5 tons, it took six seconds to multiply! ENIAC – 1946 This Eniac…

ILLUSTRATES Icarus Yuji Everywhere The myth of the mermaid is universal: almost all peoples who depended on the sea for food or survival had some female representation that bewitched men until they drowned. According to Ari Berk, author ofThe Secret…