Reliable records say yes. Hypnosis is now recognized as an important tool to treat pain and overcome fears, and can be used to ease the suffering of patients with terminal cancer, reduce fear of dental treatments or face phobias and…
These aviators were not crazy people ready to kill themselves, but an effective weapon of the Japanese Army and Navy. They were part of groups of pilots organized to carry out suicide attacks against American and British ships in the…
“Brigadeiro” is also an aeronautical patent – and the name of the sweet is a tribute to Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, candidate for the presidency of the Republic in 1945. According to reports from people who followed his campaign, Gomes, who…
With machines that produce images of the eyes in very high resolution and compare the information with a database. But the identification processes are different: the retinal reading analyzes the formation of blood vessels that irrigate the back of the…
golf The basic objective of the sport is to hit the ball in all 18 holes on the course in as few strokes as possible. No one is quite sure how this refined game came to be. The main clue…
Every stone used as an ornament, because of its beauty, durability and rarity, should only be called a gem. The beauty of a gem is determined by a set of factors such as color, transparency, brightness, special optical effects (color…
1) “When a ship is sinking, the rats are the first to jump out”(Die Rattencverlassen das sinkende Schiff) Germany This proverb, which has equivalents all around in all over the world, emerged in the time of the great navigations. Its…
(/) It wasn’t everybody, just the aristocrats. The fad started with Louis XIV (1638-1715), King of France. During his government, the monarch adopted the wig for the same reason that many people still use the accessory today: to hide baldness.…
In fact, like any other living thing, they go through four crucial stages of development: birth, growth, reproduction and death. “But with some adaptive peculiarities that increase its life expectancy”, says biologist Solange Mazzoni, from the University of São Paulo…
reader’s question Aline Comerio, Colatina, ES illustrates Pri Wi edition Felipe van Deursen Because our brain processes outdated information. Everything happens in the ear. One of the internal parts of the organ is responsible for providing us with balance and…