Category: General Interest

You toss in a tea bag, pour hot water, and get distracted. Five, ten, twenty minutes later, you remember. But by then, your cup’s gone from soothing to suspicious. So, does tea go bad if it steeps too long? And how long should you actually steep it? Let’s break it down. The Sweet Spot: Ideal Steep Times by Tea Type Different teas have different rules. Go too short, and you’ll miss the flavor. Go too long, and you’re in for a bitter surprise. Black Tea: 3–5 minutes Green Tea: 2–3…

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The Federal Criminal Police Office (BK) is warning of a wave of phishing text messages. Since the beginning of the month, messages have been circulating claiming that their allegedly collected loyalty or bonus points would soon expire, as the BK announced in a press release on Wednesday. To redeem these points in time, a link is sent that leads to an external website. This is nothing more than a sophisticated attempt at fraud. According to BK, the fake site makes users believe that they can choose an attractive gift, often…

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Many people think that coffee has hardly any calories. However, this is only true if you drink it black and without sugar. It makes a big difference whether you drink it with milk. Nutritionist Margret Morlo explains, “If I add about 150 milliliters of whole milk to my coffee, it’s almost 100 calories.” That’s already a snack, says the expertIf you sweeten your latte with around ten grams of sugar, you consume 40 calories. Most people think of a caffè latte as a low-calorie drink without realizing that it contains…

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On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history as the first American elected to the papacy, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Born in Chicago in 1955, Prevost is a member of the Augustinian order and served extensively in Peru, where he became a bishop and acquired citizenship. His election reflects a desire for a leader capable of bridging divides within the Catholic Church and addressing contemporary global challenges. Pope Leo XIV’s leadership is committed to unity, transparency, and social justice. He aims to continue the reforms initiated…

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An everyday situation: you come home with a carton of eggs, put them in the fridge, and don’t give them a second thought. But you may have already made your first mistake. According to nutrition experts, many egg storage habits are dangerous, even if the eggs appear to be in perfect condition on the outside. If they are left unrefrigerated for too long or stored in the wrong place in the fridge, harmful bacteria, especially Salmonella, can develop. This is especially true if they are exposed to changing temperatures. According…

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Physical activity can protect against cancer if you take around 7,000 steps a day. This resulted from a recent study involving around 85,000 British test subjects with a mean age of 63. Alaina Shreves from the US National Cancer Institute and her co-authors from the UK and Portugal analyzed people’s data from the UK Biobank. The analysis was based on physical activity in daily life, not sporting activity. The subjects were 85,394 people aged around 63 years. They all wore a device to measure their physical activity for one week…

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As Pope Leo XIV assumes his historic role, a practical but symbolic question looms: will he accept the salary formally due to the Bishop of Rome? According to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, the answer is as yet uncertain, but it could give an indication of the style of his pontificate. The Vatican provides for all the Pope’s material needs, including accommodation, food, health care, travel, and security. In purely technical terms, the Pope is entitled to a monthly salary of around 2,500 euros. However, this sum is largely symbolic…

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Border controls with Hungary and Slovenia will be extended for six months on Monday. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior (BMI) on Sunday. It is a “necessary measure to deter the smuggling mafia,” it said. “The goal is clear: to push illegal migration towards zero,” ÖVP Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said. Border and near-border controls are essential factors in this. There has already been a massive reduction in apprehensions. The controls at these borders have been in place since the fall of 2015. “At the Austrian-Hungarian border…

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Dermatologists repeatedly emphasize this: too much soap can damage the skin. If you sweat little and do not come into contact with dirt, cleansing every two to three days is sufficient. Dr. Uta Schlossberger, a dermatologist from Cologne, recommends proper skin care in an article on t-online and explains that soap is only necessary on five body parts, as reported by t-online. According to Schlossberger, soaps should only be used for hands, feet, armpits, and the front and rear sweat channels on the upper body, i.e., the middle of the…

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