Latest articles and news for January 12, 2024
Psychologist's tips: Signs of resentment
If you feel like someone you know might be offended by something, then it's always better to talk about it – but what if you can't? In most cases, there are some signs of resentment that you should be looking for to understand what the person feels.
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Housekeeping tips: Furniture polish – renew it by yourself
If your furniture looks a bit dull or rough, then it might need a new layer of furniture polish. While you can always hire a professional to do it for you, you can also try doing it by yourself.
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Interior tips: Creating a rustic interior
Modern people are often tired of glass and concrete, so they tend to choose rustic and cozy interiors. While sometimes it's easier to hire a professional, you can also try creating a rustic interior on your own.
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Useful Tips: How to Wash Angora Clothes
The desired washing temperature is 30-35°. Soak for no more than 30 minutes. Use either a special product for delicate fabrics/wool or hair shampoo. If you want to soften the product a little, you can use hair conditioner.
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Gardening tips: Growing decorative plants – choose the best soil
If you love growing decorative plants, then you should provide the best possible growing conditions for them. One of the most important features is high-quality soil, but how can you find one?
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Which Lighting to Choose: Warm or Cool – Useful Tips
Warm rays not only create an atmosphere, but change the perception of shades. In this light, cream, yellow, brown, red and other colors with a warm component look brighter and more saturated. Cold tones, on the contrary, darken and change tone.
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Know more about wildlife: Animals that aren't as friendly as you might think
In cartoons and fairy tales, lots of animals and birds are portrayed as intelligent and friendly, often demonstrating some human qualities. Meanwhile, real life is often far from cartoons – so these animals might not be as friendly as you might expect them to be.
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A new discovery: Benefits of type 2 diabetes drugs – reducing alcohol cravings
Some drugs can be not only effective, but also have multiple purposes, and help to fight different problems. According to a new study, drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity may reduce cravings for alcohol.
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Expert Tips: How to Properly Clean Plastic Toys
Plastic dolls and wooden products are cleaned with vinegar, which has excellent disinfectant properties (soak a cloth in a solution of vinegar and water and thoroughly clean the surface, paying special attention to holes and recesses where dirt accumulates in large quantities).
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Psychologist's insights: Why people in love can't sleep well
When falling in love, many people can't eat or sleep properly – they are way too nervous to do that! But how does falling in love make these simple things so hard to do?
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Housekeeping tips: Stained wood furniture – how to take care of it?
Stained wood furniture looks amazing, and it can last for a long time, but you should take good care of it. While stained wood is usually sealed and protected from sun and water, this wax or polish can be easily damaged if you're not careful enough.
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Chimpanzees: Interesting Facts – Amazing Nature
Talk, joke, solve math problems, understand words, lie, be sad, swear, love, fry fish? Monkeys can do this too.
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Interior tips: Using stained wood in your interior design
Stained wood often looks way better than the regular one, but lots of people avoid using it – they think that it's too hard! In fact, it's extremely easy to use stained wood and integrate it into your modern interior, you just have to know how to work with it correctly.
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Situational Depression: What is it
Situational depression, otherwise known as reactive depression or adjustment disorder, is a short-term, stress-related type of depression. It can develop after a person experiences trauma or a series of changes in their daily life.
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Cow: Evolution – Interesting Facts
The ancestor of the wild cow is considered to be the aurochs, which became extinct in the seventeenth century - a primitive wild bull that lived in the steppes of Africa, Asia and Europe. At first, the domestication of aurochs was carried out solely for the purpose of obtaining meat.
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Gardening tips: Getting rid of weeds – big farewell
For gardeners, weeds can be one of the most unpleasant things to experience, because weeds appear regularly. You can't completely get rid of them, and you can't leave them untouched as well – so what should you do?
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Nature is amazing: Pelican facts
There are lots of animals and birds that look so unusual that they tend to attract lots of interest. For instance, birds like pelicans are well-known for their huge pouches, but that's not the only interesting thing about them.
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Expert Explained: What is Mania and the Manic Phase
The manic stage is often characterized by a lack of judgment. The person suffering from the disorder may engage in behavior that causes difficulties for himself and others. They may, for example, completely neglect their financial affairs or behave sexually uninhibited.
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A new study: Brain aging – slow it down by restricting calories
Restricting calories can improve health and make you live longer, but scientists don't fully understand how it protects the brain. Scientists have made an exciting discovery regarding a gene called OXR1, which has a significant impact on extending lifespan and promoting healthy brain aging through dietary restriction.
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Brown Rice: Health Benefits - You Didn't Know About It
We all know that brown rice is healthier than white rice - it is a whole grain rich in fiber. In addition, fiber lowers cholesterol, controls blood sugar and regulates digestion.
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