Sixty-six

Sixty-six is a card game for two players and is played with 24 cards (ace, king, queen, jack, 10 and 9). The aim of the game is to be the first to take as many tricks as...

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Skat

Skat was developed in the 19th century in the small Thuringian town of Altenburg based on the card games L'hombre, Wendish Schafkopf and Tarot. The name Skat comes from the Italian word scatare (to put away), which...

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Rummy

Rummy is a discard game for 2 to 6 people. Two decks of 52 cards each and two jokers are used. Each player is dealt 13 cards (three times 3 and...

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Washboard abs in just two weeks?

Washboard abs

Everyone wants a flat stomach, or even better, the famous washboard stomach or six-pack. The adverts promise us that it is possible to get the toned super-body we want in no time at all with just a few minutes' effort a day or even a fat-burning tablet. But are these promises realistic? This is how you can actually train your abdominal muscles.

 

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What helps with food poisoning

Food poisoning

Food poisoning can occur if you eat contaminated or spoilt food. Food poisoning is particularly common in meat, eggs and dairy products that contain harmful E. coli bacteria. Food poisoning is characterised by nausea, stomach upset, diarrhoea, chills, vomiting and fever. Food poisoning is different from food intolerance or food allergy, which is experienced by certain individuals who lack an enzyme or hormone in the body that stimulates the immune system to reject certain foods.

 

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Nicotine and the cigarette

Nicotine, cigarettes

There are many cigarette manufacturers, each of which sells a variety of different cigarettes. However, almost all cigarettes are manufactured in the same way, so inhaling any cigarette affects the smoker in a very similar way, regardless of the particular brand of manufacturer. This is especially true for the main pollutant in cigarettes: nicotine.

 

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