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([email protected]) Publicist with an interest in history and the world around us: I write about historical contexts and lesser-known curiosities from different parts of the world. I enjoy finding stories that explain the present through the past, and showing that even seemingly peripheral facts can have surprising significance.
Motto: "The past only makes sense if we can tell it."

House and garden

First aid for herbs after frost: How to tell if your rosemary is really dead or just sleeping

Rosemary is one of my favourite herbs along with basil. In our garden, rosemary has its place of honour. In just three years it has grown a lot, and so…

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House and garden

Toilet without water: a Canadian technology that can transform bathrooms

My daughter and I deal with water waste on an almost daily basis. We explain to her that it costs money and that it is necessary to save water for…

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News

Microsoft is launching a new service. Soon everyone will have it

Artificial intelligence is slowly making its way into everyone’s daily lives. Personally, I resisted for a long time, but then I was tempted to try what it can do. I…

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Lifestyle

Black coffee without sugar may be related to how you perceive yourself

Our habits say a lot about us. So if you tell someone that you drink strictly black coffee without milk and sugar, you’re saying a lot more about yourself than…

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Pel mel

The Germans have published a clear list. The ten-day kit you shouldn’t miss at home

A few years ago, I wouldn’t have thought of having food, water, and backup power or heat sources at home. In short, I thought the days of needing such a…

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Health and beauty

How the way tomatoes are prepared can affect their health effects

Tomatoes are a vegetable I didn’t eat as a little girl. I mean, I loved tomato soup or tomato sauce.But I didn’t like raw tomatoes. It’s changed a little with…

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Finance

Wait 24 hours before you buy anything. A simple rule can save you money

Social networks and other websites are full of ads. All you have to do is think about something, mention a wish or type a word into a search engine and…

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House and garden

Underfloor heating is a thing of the past. For many households it is an effective alternative

In my childhood it was common to heat the house with radiators on the walls. If someone had a stove in every room, it was like the Middle Ages. It…

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Pel mel

Promotion looks like a win: you can actually do more work for a few extra crowns

“They want me to be the manager,” my husband snapped at me at home as soon as he got home from work. He immediately added that he had declined it…

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Health and beauty

How your body signals you that you’re eating too much salt: the first signal is a headache

I don’t salt the food I prepare at home very much. The opposite happens to me. I put so little salt in the food I prepare that my husband has…

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([email protected]) Publicist with an interest in history and the world around us: I write about historical contexts and lesser-known curiosities from different parts of the world. I enjoy finding stories that explain the present through the past, and showing that even seemingly peripheral facts can have surprising significance.
Motto: "The past only makes sense if we can tell it."

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