»> Simple: making it difficult for the ink on the pieces to be dissolved by water. Contrary to what is heard out there, salt is not responsible for fixing the dye on the clothes, since it does not act directly…
(ThomasVogel/Getty Images) It was -11.1 °C and 44.7 °C. This according to Inmet, as the measurements vary according to the institute. The lowest was recorded in Xanxerê, Santa Catarina, on July 20, 1953. The “friaca” was the result of a…
He was the first serial killer of modern times, but his identity was never discovered. This pseudonym was attributed to the murderer who killed at least five prostitutes in London, England, between August and November 1888. “The name Jack the…
It depends the mass of the planet and the distance between its core and the surface. Weight is a force of attraction between two bodies, in which the greater mass wins (attracts more). One of the consequences of the attraction…
»> The hole in the pen barrel is there to prevent ink leakage. If there wasn’t such a little hole, as the ink was consumed, a vacuum would form in the place where there was ink before and it would…
»> The oldest that we have news of was found in an Egyptian tomb from 3000 BC: a small branch with the tip frayed until only the fibers remain. The bristle brush appeared in China around 1498. The handle was…
With illusion techniques and a lot of practice. One of the great skills of the king of pop was to combine different body movements to create visual effects in his dance steps – which often seemed humanly impossible. The famous…
– () It is a deception of the senses known as paresthesia, an expression used to designate any type of sensation not caused by external stimuli, such as stings, burns or pain. In the elbow region is a bundle of…
»> It might even look like it’s the macharia. After all, many men turn this strange biological need into fun. But there is actually no difference in the digestive system of the two sexes. “What happens is that, for educational…
Built from 1407 to 1420, it was intended to be the home of Chinese emperors – initially the Ming and later the Qing dynasty. The entire city was built according to feng shui precepts, the millenary Chinese art of harmonizing…