Interesting facts
Costco will open the first independent gas station in the company’s history with 40 pumps and no store around it on a 1,500 m² lot where a Bed Bath and Beyond used to operate in California, as fuel prices in the U.S. approach $6 per gallon.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 09/04/2026 at 22:34
Interesting facts
Discovery in Senegal reveals iron factory that operated for 800 years without changing technology, with advanced furnaces, surprising thermal control, and continuous production since the 12th century, challenging everything we knew about ancient innovation.
Alisson Ficher 09/04/2026 at 22:16
Economy
Only 7 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours when the normal is 135 per day, and the United Arab Emirates confirms that 230 oil tankers loaded with oil are ready to depart but are prevented from leaving while Iran turns the waterway into a sovereign control post.
Bruno Teles 09/04/2026 at 22:12
Economy
Trump sent a treaty on critical minerals to Lula in early 2026, and the document is sitting in the president’s drawer unsigned because the Brazilian government considers the proposal too generic and refuses to turn the country into a mere exporter of raw materials.
Bruno Teles 09/04/2026 at 21:39
Construction
A homeless person in Los Angeles built their own wooden house with a garden at the entrance, a bed, a television, and a bathing area, and is now selling identical mini houses for $150 to other homeless individuals who prefer anything over returning to plastic tents.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 09/04/2026 at 21:25
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