Category: Feature Stories

If you’re smart about planning your vacation days around holidays in 2023, you’ll be able to take extra long and frequent days off next year. 2022 may not be over, but many are already planning next year’s vacation. And if you’re smart about it, you can have extra time off because the holidays fall especially favorably in 2023. If you have 43 vacation days open next year, that means you can have a total of 95 days off. If you want to roll that over on your tongue: that’s three…

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The “Snooze” function of the alarm clock is very tempting and often used. However, it is highly detrimental to health. Every morning it’s the same: the ringing of the alarm clock on your smartphone wakes you up from your dreams. As soon as you open your eyes, you’re faced with a difficult decision; either jump out of bed immediately or allow a few more minutes of sleep by activating your phone’s snooze function. Increased stressDon’t worry; you’re not alone if you’re one who “snoozes”! A study by Oxford Academy in…

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Too much coffee can trigger migraines in people prone to severe headaches. But on the other hand, these people should not give up coffee either. The line is relatively narrow. We love coffee, and unfortunately, we drink too much of it. Coffee consumptionBut according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, migraine sufferers who consume at least three caffeinated drinks daily have migraines the same day or the next day. The researchers also found that people with headaches were less likely to have severe headaches if they…

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Whether at work or in our private lives, more and more people are suffering from stress. And in the long run, this can put a psychological strain on us and hurt our health. The tips from our expert Angela Homfeldt will help you integrate more mindfulness into your everyday life and reduce stress. You don’t need any previous experience with simple exercises – for some, a quiet place. But you can also do some activities in the car or while walking. Mindfulness: We perceive ourselves in the here and now…

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Mammal specialist Anne-Claire Fabre encourages further study of why the animal does this and how picking its nose has changed over evolution.That humans occasionally pick their noses is not uncommon. But at least twelve primate species also regularly stick their fingers up their noses, according to a Swiss mammal specialist. Also, she says booger eating is not so unhygienic but is even beneficial in some cases. Disgusting and unhygienic: this is how people judge nose-picking and turn away in disgust when they catch others doing it. However, the behavior is…

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All Saints Day is a holidayAll Saints Day is on November 1, so it falls on a Tuesday in 2022. In Austria, All Saints’ Day is considered a public holiday. It has a high religious significance but is lived out to varying degrees. All Saints Day Meaning – What is All Saints’ Day, and why do we celebrate All Saints’ Day?All Saints Day is a Catholic Solemnity and thus has special significance in the Catholic faith. The name suggests that it is about all the saints. This is precisely the…

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By cosmic standards and quite close for its size, an asteroid hurtled past Earth on Tuesday, All Saints’ Day. Estimated to be up to 740 meters, the near-Earth object is slightly smaller than the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. Christened 2022 RM4, the asteroid is classified as a near-Earth object. Those that pass within seven million kilometers of Earth and have a diameter of more than 140 meters are considered “potentially hazardous.” Requirements met by 2022 RM4, according to NASA: The shortest distance at which the asteroid…

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Halloween has managed to establish itself in Austria. The name “Halloween” itself has to do with November 1. This is All Saints’ Day, which is called “All Saints Day” or “All Hallows” in English, and the evening before it is, therefore, “All Hallows Eve” – shortened to Halloween. By the way, this is supposed to be very suitable for prophecies. Popular are prophecies about wealth and private luck. Coins and rings or thimbles are discovered in food, the finder would sail into the harbor of marriage, or remains alone for…

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“Hello Mom,” “Hello Dad” – many receive messages from criminals. The consumer protection warns. A new message: “Hi, mom, I have a new number. I’m sending this message from (sic!) a friend’s cell phone because my phone is broken.” SMS messages like this increasingly appear on the cell phones of many Burgenlanders. In it, the supposed daughter or son states that they have lost their cell phone and asks them to contact a new number via WhatsApp. However, anyone who does this is falling into the trap of scammers. Then,…

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