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Honest advice: Reading exercises your brain

11 Dec 2025

There are certain activities that are very bad for your brain’s health. Being stuck in front of the television is one, especially if you’re watching something that’s disturbing. Watching...

Throwing rubbish: Are you a polite litterer?

04 Dec 2025

In the UK it is commonly called fly-tipping, a term that is derived from the word ‘fly’ meaning to throw rubbish out of a moving vehicle. Some drivers still...

The best way to tackle bullies

27 Nov 2025

Bullies thrive because, although they don’t applaud it, those around them don’t deter it, at least not effectively. Telling a bully that what he’s doing is wrong isn’t always...

The landline may be back!

20 Nov 2025

A father asked his daughter to trying calling him using an old landline he had lying around. He then recorded her struggling to dial the number (it was a...

It’s not what you eat but how much

13 Nov 2025

Yesterday, after a late lunch, I went for a walk in a shopping mall. I walked about for a bit and then sat in a food court with some...

The worse places to put your furniture

06 Nov 2025

According to viewing experts, it’s very likely that your television is in the wrong. Most people used to plant it in the living room in front of the settee...

Copyright, or wrong? beware...

30 Oct 2025

When I worked in Copyright in the UK in the early 90s, my agency’s CEO was in a copy shop and while waiting he saw a staff member making...

Who decorates your home?

23 Oct 2025

Anybody ever watched the British Sitcom called ‘Keeping Up Appearances’? The main character was Hyacinth Bucket, which Hyacinth insisted was pronounced ‘bouquet’ because it sounded better than bucket. The...

Not nuts for the 99% because of the 1%

16 Oct 2025

A 28-year-old woman claims she could have died during a flight she took. She says she has a severe nut allergy and that the mere smell of nuts could...

Odd English words are doing the rounds

09 Oct 2025

The English language is a beautiful thing if you hear it spoken correctly by native English speakers. Most will use Cambridge and Oxford educated individuals as prime examples of...

Birjees Hussain

She has more than 10 years of experience in writing articles on a range of topics including health, beauty, lifestyle, finance, management and Quality Management.

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