"Why is the sky blue?" is one of the most frequently asked questions in every age group. We know that the sky is not a solid surface, so why does it have a colour?

Read on if you want to know why we see the sky as blue on clear and cloudless days.

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When your computer reaches the end of its life, you have to get rid of it, and you have to do it the right way. Recycling is one of the best ways to "throw away" old computers without harming the environment. There are a few things to consider before you recycle a computer. There is the packaging, the components of which you might still be able to use, which parts can still be sold or given away to someone who can use them.

How do you recycle a computer properly?
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Recipe expired?
Medicines prescribed by the doctor are handed over on one of four different prescriptions, with which one normally goes directly to the pharmacy. Sometimes, however, a prescription is left lying around for a long time. The prescriptions, however, have a limited validity, depending on the type of prescription. The expiry date is not on the paper itself, so many patients do not even know that their prescription is not valid indefinitely.

Here are the four different types of prescriptions and their validity periods.
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Life expectancy continues to rise. In Germany, women now live to be 81 years old on average. This means that anyone who retires between 60 and 65 still has decades in which he or she can enjoy life. Provided you are still fit.

How do you stay mentally and physically fit to delay the signs of ageing?
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For women over 45, a phase of change begins, the menopause, or climacteric, as the doctors say. Physical and environmental changes can throw a woman off balance.

But there is hope: there are ways that women can ease the menopausal phase and make the transition to a new phase of life.

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A child needs a name, this is a fact, but many parents find it difficult to choose. Too many factors play a role and there are parents who get further and further away from finding the right name as the pregnancy progresses.

On the one hand, they are inundated with suggestions from their environment, but on the other hand, they certainly had to drop many shortlisted names from the running because the partner categorically opposed them.
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Since McDonald's and Co have been around to celebrate a child's birthday, traditional children's birthday games have been forgotten by many families. Here we would like to recall some of them, all of which were tried and loved in our own childhood days, as they bring a lot of fun and action.
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As with other questions concerning our development, people also argue about the question of how taste develops, whether it is innate or trained.

There are enough examples of people who prefer one taste throughout their lives, e.g. sweet, or salty, and just as many people can be found who will confirm that their taste has changed over the years.
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By now, some Germans have heard the word piñata and know what it means, but there are probably still many who have no idea what it means.

The piñata is a container that is filled with sweets and surprises and then hung on a rope above the children's heads, who have to try to hit it with a stick until the piñata breaks. 
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Saint Martin is a household word for every kindergarten child, but after this age it begins to lose its significance again until these children are perhaps parents themselves one day and celebrate the festival.

St Martin's Day is the name day of St Martin, which falls on 11 November.
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