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12 of the most terrifying venomous spiders to humans.
Spiders are a source of fear for many other animals, and even humans, not only because of their appearance—many legs, hairy bodies—but also because of their deadly venom…
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Biology
'Brazilian apple': A miracle fruit for health, more valuable than coffee
Compared to coffee, guaraná – the fruit known by the creepy nickname 'eyeball', has four times more caffeine.
Scientific works
World's tallest residential building in Brazil
Named Senna Tower, the world's tallest residential building will be located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is designed to commemorate legendary racing drive…
Animal world
A frog smaller than a human fingernail may be the world's smallest vertebrate
According to researchers at Santa Cruz State University in Brazil, the Brazilian flea frog (Brachycephalus pulex) is only 7-8mm long, possibly the smallest vertebrate on…
Environment
The sunken island off the coast of Brazil is filled with rare earths
A giant ancient island now located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean may contain huge reserves of rare earth elements and many other valuable minerals.
Health
Using virtual reality technology, surgeons in the UK and Brazil successfully separated the heads of conjoined twins
Surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani called it the 'cosmic era' achievement.
1001 mystery
Hy-Brasil: Legendary ghost island and mysterious UFO coordinates written in binary
It is said that the island is inhabited by saints or is a paradise where advanced civilization is located.
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Incredible but true story: The Portuguese capital was once located in Brazil
Despite being only the capital of Portugal for 13 short years, this period made Rio de Janeiro grow rapidly, becoming the most prosperous city on the continent of South…
History
Google honors Nise da Silveira: The female doctor has a legacy that makes the whole world astonished and admired
Who is Nise da Silveira that Google changed the homepage to honor your name on February 15 today?
Scientific works
Brazil inaugurated a $ 100 million research station in Antarctica
The 4,500m2 Comandante Ferraz Scientific Research Station on January 14 was officially put into operation on the island of King George.
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The mysterious 'black tide' suffocates Brazil's more than 4,400km coastline
Dense streaks of oil have severely damaged Brazilian beaches for nearly four months, but the cause has not been determined.
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The most expensive feces in the world, 80kg worth $ 3 million
If you think feces are filthy and worthless, then you must be mistakenly big, in fact there are
Animal world
Mysterious giant whale corpse found in the Brazilian jungle
The 11-meter-long, 10-ton humpback whale body was found on Feb. 22 in a forest on the island of Marajó, Pará state.
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7 popular notions everyone thinks right about the countries of the world, but it turns out all was wrong
If you don't want to say it is wrong. But there's nothing to be sad about, because knowledge changes over time.
Videos
Video: Huge, large South American Python has never seen swimming on the Brazilian River
The giant python appears terribly large, up to 15 meters according to the video poster.