Category: General Interest

The onion is important in humanity’s diet because it has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years. For the Egyptians, it symbolized eternal life because of its shape and onion rings. Therefore, it served as an offering to the gods and was given to the dead as travel provisions to the afterlife. In the Roman Empire, the onion was one of the staple foods. The word onion originally comes from the Latin word “cepula,” which translates as “little head.” Cepula were Roman legionaries who brought the vegetable plant to Central…

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Many people are familiar with the problem of high blood pressure – but a study from the USA has now found that most people don’t even know how high healthy blood pressure levels should be. Here you can find everything you need to know to refresh your knowledge. Several people around the world are affected by above-average blood pressure levels. However, strokes, cardiac insufficiency or heart failure can be prevented with the right treatment – if the signs of high blood pressure are recognized correctly. In any case, a study…

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Wearing mouth-nose protection or an FFP2 mask massively reduces the risk of infection in respiratory diseases such as Covid-19. This is shown by the study of an international team of researchers with Austrian participation, who developed a new theoretical model to estimate the risk of virus spread. As they report in the Royal Society journal Interface, face masks offer excellent protection. Current recommendations and knowledge about the transmission of infectious diseases are often based on a very simplified model developed by U.S. researcher William Firth Wells in 1934, the scientists…

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A central new feature of the current iPhones is the possibility to send an emergency call via satellite. This works even if you don’t have conventional cell phone reception. The SOS feature has so far only been available in selected countries. As Apple has announced, the emergency function will also be unlocked in Austria. Where the SOS emergency call can be foundThe function is already displayed on the new iPhones, but the feature will only be available in a few days. As soon as the function is activated, you can…

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It happens quickly – the toast is burnt, and the chop on the grill already doesn’t look like it should. Burnt, fried too crispy or downright burned, it tastes to no one. What to do, and why is it possibly harmful to eat a burnt chop? Why grilled food turns blackWhether you have a nice steak on the grill or a chop in the pan, they have one thing in common: If the temperature is too high and you leave them too long, both will burn. Searing or braising at…

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Car insurances in Austria are up to 112 percent more expensive than Germany. They can cost up to 94 percent more than in Switzerland, the online comparison portal durchblicker.at has calculated. For a Skoda Octavia, policyholders pay in this country for liability and comprehensive insurance about, in the cheapest case, 766 euros; in Germany, the model’s insurance is only 361 euros. durchblicker.at compare car insurance policies for the three cars most frequently registered in 2022 without considering taxes and duties. In absolute terms, the insurance for the Tesla Y is…

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London and New York are the most desirable megacities in 2022, according to a study published Tuesday by consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The two metropolitan areas landed ahead of Shanghai, Beijing and Los Angeles in the category of large cities with more than 10 million inhabitants. In the category of medium-sized cities characterized by a high quality of life, Vienna came in second behind Copenhagen, followed by Amsterdam. Among cities with more than three million inhabitants, Washington, Singapore, and San Francisco are ahead in popularity. Berlin landed in…

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There are countless success myths about losing weight. One is “Dinner Cancelling”- deleting a meal from the daily diet plan. Scientists at the University of Lübeck have taken a closer look at whether this method of fasting works and which dish should be skipped and have come to a fascinating conclusion. About the studyPsychoneurobiologists conducted this research at the University of Lübeck – their subjects: were 16 normal-weight men. As part of the study, they ate a rich breakfast and a more meagre dinner – or vice versa. On the…

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The free streaming service Amazon Freevee is now also available in Austria, as Amazon announced in early March. “Since our launch in Germany in August 2022, we have successfully offered a wide selection of exclusive originals and high-quality, licensed movies and T.V. shows for free and without a subscription,” Christian Hoeweler, head of Amazon Freevee, Germany and Austria, as published by kurier.at. “After the launch in Germany, we look forward to making our offer available to Prime and non-Prime customers in Austria.” This is the streaming service’s third launch outside…

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