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What bird has the biggest beak?

It’s the Australian pelican, which has a 50cm beak, almost the size of a person’s arm. With up to 1.8 meters in length and 2.5 meters in wingspan – the distance between the tips of the two wings -, the…

How is a Carnival float made?

HEAVY LOAD The car is built on a truck chassis with two or three axles. To support the weight of the allegory, the structure is reinforced with steel beams and columns. This skeleton, called a table, is covered by a…

What is the rarest animal in the world?

Credit: Disclosure/Reproduction Reader Question – Julia Garzuzi, Curitiba, PR It is the turtle of the species Rafetus swinhoei, with only four known specimens – a couple in a Chinese zoo and two males in lakes in Vietnam. Data are from…

How is Chanukah celebrated?

– (Pablo Maia/Strange World) Call of Hanukkah in English-speaking countries, this jewish feast hard eight days and, although it usually happens in December, it has no connection with Christmas. Its origin is older. In 165 BC, the Maccabees (a group…