1. POCAHONTAS The myth – The indigenous Pocahontas was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, who commanded tribes in the eastern United States. When the English arrived in May 1607, she fell in love with one of them. The reality –…
Except for Tom and Jerry, the anvil currently doesn’t have much use. It was on this heavy and hard piece that blacksmiths supported the material to be molded, based on hammer blows, usually after a period in the forge to…
THRACIUS There were at least six types of common gladiator and another two on horseback. The Thracians were unique in fighting with the sica, a curved sword. As they used a small shield, they also had metal plates to protect…
»> Simple: because they don’t have a bladder to store urine. Whenever a bird drinks some liquid, it goes straight to the intestine, where it is absorbed; then it passes into the blood and reaches the kidneys to be purified.…
Our map began to be defined in the 15th century, even before the country was officially occupied by Portugal, with the Treaty of Tordesillas. Signed between Spain and Portugal, this agreement divided the “New World” that was beginning to be…
The main waves of immigration to Brazil occurred between the middle of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. “Portuguese, Italians, Spanish, Japanese and Germans constituted the main flows in quantitative terms”, says sociologist Ethel Kosminsky,…
Yes. The liver is the only organ in the human body capable of reconstituting up to 75% of its tissues. Man has known this impressive ability since antiquity. Greek mythology tells that the titan Prometheus was condemned by Zeus, the…
(/) For a start, it’s not exactly a skirt – woe betide you if you call the kilt a skirt in front of a Scotsman! By the end of the 14th century, it was already used by the Gaelic people,…
An aerosol is basically a mixture of two liquids stored in the same can. One is the product itself, which can be shaving cream, deodorant, paint or insecticide. The other is the so-called propellant, a substance capable of pushing the…
(Paula Bustamante/) TdF suggested Juliana CabralIllustrates Paula Bustamante No. But it is also not good for health, as it serves to eliminate impurities. In fact, technically it is impossible to secure O sneeze. Once the process starts, it will happen.…