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'Death' mucus has haunted Venezuela for 40 years
The mysterious black mucus killed 1,800 people in just the first five years after it appeared on a stretch of highway near Caracas.
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Animal world
The world's largest centipede can eat mice, lizards and bats
The giant centipede can be found in northern Colombia and northern Venezuela, as well as the nearby islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Trinidad.
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Venezuela sets Guinness record for longest chocolate chain in the world
Guinness has certified the record by 4,289 chocolate bars lined up in a row with a total length of 854m on Nueva Jerusalén avenue in the center of Caripito (Venezuela).
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The story of Poyais Kingdom - A hero's deceitful scam
Drawing a beautiful perspective called Poyais, the scammer made many people fall into death. He was arrested, but then emerged as a hero.
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Secret of chili sauce made from giant 'ant' in Venezuela
Special ingredients make up Kumache chutney famous for the unique flavor of Kumarakapay village, Venezuela is a huge ant.
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7 places hidden in the water surprised you
The cities in the list below Mentafloss once was a busy place or famous tourist destination. However, for some reasons these places are now submerged in water.
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The process of washing corpses in Venezuela
At the centers of beauty care for the deceased, the staff put all the dead's organs in a bag and then stuffed it into the abdomen, inserting newspaper and stitches.
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Small gold is super expensive
A piece of gold weighs only 217.78 grams and is about the size of a golf ball, found in a river in Venezuela worth an estimated $ 1.5 million. The price is so expensive…
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The strange 37-year missing plane suddenly appeared
On a beautiful morning in May 1992, Juan de la carte and colleagues working at the air traffic control station of Caracas, Venezuela airport began their shift as usual.
Archeology
New fossil carnivorous dinosaurs discovered in South America
The fossil of a lion-sized carnivorous dinosaur, which specializes in eating smaller species of it, was discovered in a volcanic valley in Venezuela.
Archeology
Discovered new dinosaurs, dating back 200 million years
Swiss and British paleontologists have discovered new plant-eating dinosaurs, who lived in Venezuela during the early period of the Jurassic period about 200 million yea…
Space science
India and Venezuela launched satellites into orbit
On the morning of September 29, India's modern information satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched into orbit. GSAT-10 satellite weighs about 3.4 tons, launched from…
Biology
Keep beer fresher
Scientists in Venezuela have announced a progress in a thousand-year effort to preserve the beer that beer drinkers love more than all other features of this drink.
Biology
Water hyacinth - Water purifier
Water hyacinth originating from Venezuela, South America is currently distributed in more than 50 countries around the world. In Vietnam, people still use water hyacinth…
Animal world
Blood-sucking bats spread rabies in Venezuela
Two scientists from the University of California were rushed to learn about dozens of mysterious deaths that occurred at a Native American tribe living in tropical rain…