Reading is one of the most popular hobbies. It relaxes and educates us at the same time. It allows us to experience all kinds of adventures and learn a variety of interesting facts without leaving our comfortable armchair. Reading brings another advantage - namely, if we read together, with a partner, we do something else for our relationship. So why does reading together strengthen our partnership?
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You probably all have friends who annoy you with their Facebook statuses, with whom they are desperately looking for self-affirmation or their five minutes of fame on the social network. That's probably why you also have a group of friends that you've unfollowed. Because they are so very annoying. But the line between online and real life is blurring, so comedian Jason Horton asked what would happen if people spoke like their Facebook statuses? And there were dialogues from an alternative reality that will give you chills.
The British humanitarian organization Hubbub came up with a brilliant idea of how to clean the streets of London and wean people from recklessly throwing waste on the ground. The #neatstreets campaign includes projects such as voting with cigarette butts in public places (privacy is not guaranteed), a device that plays music when you insert a cigarette butt, and a special educational and interactive board for those who chew gum.
This month, Queen Elizabeth II. became the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Princess Elizabeth, then only 25 years old, made a promise before the Commonwealth of Nations: "I declare before you that my life, be it long or short, will be dedicated to work for you and work for our great royal family, to which all we belong.” No one who heard these words thought that Queen Elizabeth II would be. one day overtook her great-grandmother Queen Victoria's record and stayed on the throne for 63 years, seven months and two days.
City Magazine is one of the largest lifestyle magazines in the country, which is distributed free of charge in a print edition of 70,000 copies in more than 350 locations throughout Slovenia. In its online version, it represents one of the leading portals among Slovenian online users. City Magazine is part of the largest Belgian publishing house Roularta Media Group.
For quite some time, the rule of thumb has been that humans are born with a certain level of intelligence and the best we can do is live up to our potential. But scientists have proven that we can actually increase our potential and enjoy the process. By learning new skills, the brain creates new nerve pathways that enable faster and better quality work. Here is a list of seven hobbies that make us smarter.
Primož Ravnik aka Figaro is a former downhiller and cross country rider, but today he is an enthusiastic freeride cyclist who eats adrenaline for breakfast. After taming the 200-meter avalanche above Belco (Vogel) with his bicycle months ago, he now descended with his bicycle down the 60-meter, steep as hell Sava dam (HE Moste) in the gorge of Kavčk pod Žirovnica (where he comes from ) and then crashed into the cold water at a speed of more than 70 km/h.
American artist Barry Kite has created fun collages from famous works of art by great painters. In the parallel world of art, the Mona Lisa and Van Gogh's self-portrait are friends, the Girl with the Pearl Earring is a stripper, God and Adam from Michelangelo's fresco are now astronauts, etc.
Browsing Instagram surely means that we will come across some picture of coffee, landscape or feast - all processed with the right filter and caption. In many people, such photos awaken a feeling of envy, and the Barbie doll's Instagram account, which is a parody of the sung Instagram life, is trying to change that.
Humans are usually our own worst critics, but this can sometimes hold us back on the road to success. Strayer University and Aplus conducted a social experiment on this topic, where they asked random people how they would rate their success on a scale of 1 to 10, and then asked their loved ones the same question. And then came the shock. People realized that in the eyes of others they are much more successful than they see themselves.
Everyone has a double in the world. If you think you don't have one, you might be looking in the wrong place. Do you only look around among people? You may have it in an animal or object! Check out the amazing similarities between humans and animals, animals and objects, and other types of duplicates that you'll find where you'd never expect.
Being the one and only lady in the office, in our work environment, of course has its advantages. The women's toilet is always empty and no one "steals" our women's accessories. But believe it or not, a recent study found that women in male-dominated workforces may actually be at high risk for some serious health problems.











