Should 27 be considered a risk age? The recent death of the singer Amy Winhouse at the age of 27 rekindled the idea of the so-called "Club of 27", made up of celebrities who have died for different reasons at that age (such as Brian Jones, co-founder of the Rolling Stones, the Nirvana soloist, guitarist and songwriter Kurt Cobain, and even Spanish singer Cecilia).
According to Christian tradition, Baltasar, one of the three Wise Men, presented an offering of the purest incense in the world to the Child Jesus on the night of his birth. Frankincense is made from different species of Boswellia, a tree that grows in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
A study from the University of Pisa (Italy) suggests that people are more likely to yawn in reaction to the yawn of a member of the same family than when a friend or stranger opens their mouth to yawn, according to the magazine just published ' PLoS One '.
The many "dreaded" wrinkles are due to a structural deterioration of the skin. Specifically, what is damaged over the years is the collagen of the dermis, that is, the thickest and firmer layer of the skin that is under the thin epidermis. In young skin, collagen is firm, elastic and abundant, "like a new mattress."
Two centimeters above the elbow joint, a large bony prominence can be palpated on the outside of the arm. It is the medial epicondyle, behind which we find a deep groove. Palpation of this area can cause a strange and funny tingling sensation.
Some say that the door of commercial aircraft can open in mid-flight or even that electronic devices interfere with the aircraft's navigation systems, however, they are false myths that surround the aeronautical sector. We uncover some of them.
At the root of the hairs distributed over the entire surface of the skin (with the exception of the genitals, the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) there is an erector hair muscle. When it is cold, this muscle contracts to make the hair stand on end, striving to create a layer of air around us that insulates us from the cold outside.
A team of chemists from the University of Utah (USA) has just shown that water does not freeze completely until it reaches -13ºC and not at 0ºC as we usually think. It is at this extremely low temperature that water not only cools but its molecular structure changes and acquires tetrahedral forms, in which each water molecule joins four others, forming ice.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
