Categoría Oddities

Nero, the insane Roman emperor

TdF suggestion Samuel GutermanIllustrates wildner limaEdition Felipe van Deursen Raised in an environment of intrigue and menace, one of Rome’s most bloodthirsty tyrants ruled by madness. CRIMINAL RECORD Name – Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (37-68)place of business – Roman…

What are the main Mayan gods?

ILLUSTRATIONS: Danyael Lopes Discover the pantheon of this important Central American culture. ITZAMNA He was the god of the skies, day and night, helping humanity with his healing powers. For the Mayans, he was the inventor of writing, the calendar…

How to have a lucid dream?

ILLUSTRATES Rodrigo Ico There are several methods, and all include performing a reality check. Basically, a lucid dream is one you can control. Researchers believe that since ancient Egypt there are records of lucid dreams, but scientific proof only came…

Do insects drink water?

»> Yes, they drink – but most do so indirectly, through food. “Even dry and solid foods contain so-called metabolic water, formed by the oxidation of carbohydrates and fats. This is how the larvae of certain beetles and moths are…

What is Schrödinger’s cat theory?

This is the last chapter of the series Named Theories It is a mental experiment (which only needs to be imagined to reach conclusions) invented by the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. The objective was to test the Uncertainty…