ILLUSTRATES Elias Fernandes QUESTION Franklin Chagas Damasceno, Cariacica, ES Paradoxes are apparently true statements that nevertheless contain a logical contradiction. The so-called Pinocchio paradox, specifically, is a variant of a more general one, that of the liar, which has driven…
1) The series was created, sold and written in just one day Once they came up with the idea for Rick & Morty, Don Harmon and Justin Roiland received the OK from Adult Swim for the pilot and immediately began…
It’s all just a nice chemical trick. The oxygen that is inhaled by the firefly reacts with substances in its body and the result is the release of energy in the form of light. Scientists call this phenomenon bioluminescence and…
ILLUSTRATES Edward Belgian 1) López was born in Santa Isabel, Colombia. According to her mother, she was a poor, suffering, but very loved child. Pedro, however, claimed to be the son of a prostitute and that he saw her “in…
»> Matheus William Ribas, Passo Fundo, RS There are two explanations for that tear flowing after a good laugh. The first is emotional: we cry because we are happy. By letting out a laugh like that, we trigger a reaction…
It is caused by bacteria that produce acids capable of corroding the tooth, forming a small hole. The development of decay takes from a few weeks to several months, but the pain only appears when the «digging» approaches the pulp…
(/) Bamboo is the champion. The record belongs to a gigantic species, Phyllostachys edulis. “In Japan, in 1956, scientists attested that this plant can grow up to 1.21 meters in a single day. Another species, Bambusa arundinacea, increased by 91.3…
In fact, the Moon does not produce this effect on its own. The rise and fall of sea level – the so-called tides – are also influenced by the Sun, depending on the intensity of the attraction force of the…
For a change, it’s the blue whale, an old character here at ME and which has also been pointed out as the most gluttonous animal and the one that poops the most. Not by chance, the blue whale is the…
In the medieval era, life within four walls became more modest due to the influence of the Catholic Church. In the western world, everything related to sex – except procreation – became a sin. Even thinking about it was forbidden!…