Archives Interesting facts

Interesting facts

Seen from space, a colossal ‘Y’ cuts through the largest desert in China, blending a jade-filled river, red and white mountains, and revealing the absurd scale of the transformation of the Taklamakan surrounded by a green wall with billions of trees.

Ana Alice 26/03/2026 at 13:19

Interesting facts

The Pacific Ocean reveals what the cliffs of Big Sur have hidden for millennia: Pfeiffer Beach, in California, features swirling purple sand formed by garnet crystals and displays a stone arch that is illuminated by the sun in winter for just a few days each year.

Débora Araújo 26/03/2026 at 13:10

Interesting facts

Aursjøvegen in Norway is a 100-kilometer gravel road that crosses chasms and dark tunnels carved into the rock at an altitude of 947 meters in the fjords and is only open for four months a year.

Bruno Teles 26/03/2026 at 02:14

Interesting facts

With about 4,000 m², the building constructed in a traditional neighborhood in France looks like a rainbow, has a colorful facade, mixes vibrant glass, and creates one of the most unusual visuals in Bordeaux.

Flavia Marinho 26/03/2026 at 01:53

Interesting facts

Forget sapphire and topaz because there is a blue aluminum borate crystal that is worth 2 thousand dollars per carat and is only found in gem quality in the mountains of Namibia in a completely artisanal mining operation.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 26/03/2026 at 01:51

Interesting facts

A Brazilian farmer found the largest red diamond ever discovered in the world in the 1990s, weighing 5.11 carats, from a stone so rare that its color arises from extreme pressures that deform the very structure of the crystal.

Bruno Teles 26/03/2026 at 01:36

Interesting facts

A man collected 150,000 recycled PET bottles to build his own floating island on the coast with fertile soil, mangrove trees, solar panels, and rainwater harvesting to live completely isolated at sea.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 26/03/2026 at 01:24

Interesting facts

Inside a factory, fiberglass boats are born from scratch in shipyards and reveal the secrets of nautical engineering that few know.

Flavia Marinho 26/03/2026 at 01:05

Interesting facts

With 38 rooms and about 236 years of history, this mansion impresses with its size, dark past, and mysteries.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 26/03/2026 at 00:39

Interesting facts

In Brazilian California, the faucet releases water that is 230 thousand years old, beer has become a global reference, the quality of life is at the top of the country, and a giant aquifer is hidden beneath our feet.

Ana Alice 25/03/2026 at 23:55

Interesting facts

Workers were carrying out a sewage project without any expectation of a historical discovery when they found a partially buried piece of wood that may have been part of a Viking ship approximately 1,300 years old, drawing the attention of archaeologists and raising new hypotheses about maritime circulation and ancient settlements in Europe.

Caio Aviz 25/03/2026 at 23:06

Interesting facts

With a height of 102 meters, 9 spheres with a diameter of 18 meters connected to 20 metal tubes, the giant building inspired by iron crystal impresses visitors and features an observation deck with a 360-degree view of Brussels.

Flavia Marinho 25/03/2026 at 22:39

Interesting facts

Seen from space, a colossal ‘Y’ cuts through the largest desert in China, blending a jade-filled river, red and white mountains, and revealing the absurd scale of the transformation of the Taklamakan surrounded by a green wall with billions of trees.

The Pacific Ocean reveals what the cliffs of Big Sur have hidden for millennia: Pfeiffer Beach, in California, features swirling purple sand formed by garnet crystals and displays a stone arch that is illuminated by the sun in winter for just a few days each year.

Aursjøvegen in Norway is a 100-kilometer gravel road that crosses chasms and dark tunnels carved into the rock at an altitude of 947 meters in the fjords and is only open for four months a year.

With about 4,000 m², the building constructed in a traditional neighborhood in France looks like a rainbow, has a colorful facade, mixes vibrant glass, and creates one of the most unusual visuals in Bordeaux.

Forget sapphire and topaz because there is a blue aluminum borate crystal that is worth 2 thousand dollars per carat and is only found in gem quality in the mountains of Namibia in a completely artisanal mining operation.

A Brazilian farmer found the largest red diamond ever discovered in the world in the 1990s, weighing 5.11 carats, from a stone so rare that its color arises from extreme pressures that deform the very structure of the crystal.

A man collected 150,000 recycled PET bottles to build his own floating island on the coast with fertile soil, mangrove trees, solar panels, and rainwater harvesting to live completely isolated at sea.

Inside a factory, fiberglass boats are born from scratch in shipyards and reveal the secrets of nautical engineering that few know.

With 38 rooms and about 236 years of history, this mansion impresses with its size, dark past, and mysteries.

In Brazilian California, the faucet releases water that is 230 thousand years old, beer has become a global reference, the quality of life is at the top of the country, and a giant aquifer is hidden beneath our feet.

With a height of 102 meters, 9 spheres with a diameter of 18 meters connected to 20 metal tubes, the giant building inspired by iron crystal impresses visitors and features an observation deck with a 360-degree view of Brussels.

Expansion of Federal Institutes: 38 new campuses and R$ 200 million for public education; see the cities included.

Diagnostic test

Billions of barrels on the equatorial margin could lead Amapá to double its oil production in Brazil — the state wants to enter the route of companies in the Campos Basin, attract investments, and boost jobs and businesses in the oil and gas sector.

Without bricks, without cement, and without endless construction: the cardboard house that is assembled in modules and can be moved.

Billions of barrels on the equatorial margin could lead Amapá to double its oil production in Brazil — the state aims to enter the route of companies in the Campos Basin, attract investments, and boost jobs and businesses in the oil and gas sector.

Without bricks, without cement, and without endless construction: the cardboard house that is assembled in modules and can be moved.

Government unlocks R$ 554 million for a highway that has been requested for decades and accelerates the duplication of BR.