(iStock | empire331/) You may have seen these machines at amusement parks, arcades or malls. The objective is to “fish” a award using a mobile gripper. Many times, she manages to capture the object, but releases it still in the…
(/) Reader’s question Ligia Correia, Sao Paulo, SPEdition Felipe van Deursen Because of a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. Actually, it’s not «some people». We can all feel these effects. It happens when we receive imprecise and random visual stimuli…
What it was: occultistWhere did you live: russia, indiaWhen he was born and died: 1831-1891 The New Age, the resurgence of pagan cults, the practice of witchcraft… All these movements of the 20th century owe a lot to Helena Blavatsky.…
READ MORE – Who was Socrates? – Who was Che Guevara? He was China’s most famous philosopher and political thinker and lived between 552 and 479 BC His real name was Ch’iu K’ung, but he became known as Master K’ung.…
all Everybody hates Chris (Everybody Hates Chris2005-2009) is based on the life of comedian Chris Rock, famous for films such as Big peopleIt is Madagascar (in which he voices the zebra Marty). In 2016, he hosted the Oscars. He was…
Yes! But not like the movies. The “zombie apocalypses” considered by science are, in fact, situations in which many people would be living with the same disease or illness. Their behavior would not necessarily be the same as in fiction,…
.dtd»> Both ponkan and tangerine are tangerines, with very similar flavor, aroma and appearance. However, the two varieties have important differences. “The main one is that tangerine comes from the Citrus delicious plant, while ponkan originates from the Citrus…
They differ physically in three things: the number of humps, their height and the type of fur. Also, their habitat is not the same. Both originate from a common ancestor — which lived in North America 40 million years ago…
ILLUSTRATIONS Adams Carvalho All living beings adapt to the environment in which they live, and this is no different with humans. The modern man’s body is changing according to a more sedentary and technological routine. This is the essence of…
The myth of El Dorado, a place full of gold and emeralds, is the typical back-and-forth story that has been transformed over time. It all started in 1536, when an expedition led by the Spanish conqueror Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada…