A group of 27 Council of Europe member states, including Iceland, has backed a joint declaration calling for updates to parts of the European Convention on Human Rights. The initiative reflects growing concern among several governments about how the European Court of Human Rights interprets the Convention in cases involving migration and foreign nationals who […]

Lidl Unveils A Limited-Edition Eau de Croissant Holiday Fragrance   Lidl US is bringing a playful twist to the holidays with a new, unexpected creation inspired by its beloved 49-cent bakery classic. This season, shoppers can experience the aroma of their favorite flaky treat in an entirely new form with the debut of Eau de Croissant. Crafted in collaboration with renowned perfumer Sarah McCartney, often celebrated as the &

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Im vergangenen Jahr gab es in Deutschland mehr HIV-Neuinfektionen als im Jahr davor. Viele Infektionen werden erst im fortgeschrittenen Stadium erkannt - für Experten der Aidshilfe ein Alarmzeichen. V...

A man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus.

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Australian actress Rebel Wilson has said she and Canadian movie star Kiefer Sutherland became “obsessed” with Greggs while shooting a Christmas…

If you're a remote worker or split time between your home country and Germany, you may be wondering which tax office you should be paying.

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You're absolutely right to call out the impracticality — the nursery rhyme "Peter Piper" is delightfully absurd when you take it literally, and that's part of its charm. Let's break down why it's comically unrealistic: A peck is a ridiculous amount of peppers A peck is an old unit of dry volume equal to about 8 dry quarts or roughly 8–9 liters (around 2 gallons). Even if we're talking small hot peppers (like cherry peppers or pepperoncini), a peck would be thousands of individual peppers. Trying to rapidly pick up that many peppers with your fingers — and then say the sentence perfectly — is physical comedy gold. It's like saying "She sells seashells" but the seashells fill an entire dump truck. Pickled peppers aren't "picked" in nature Exactly as you said: peppers don't grow pre-pickled! In nature you pick fresh peppers. To make pickled peppers, someone has to harvest them, clean them, stuff them into jars, boil a vinegar brine, and process them. So Peter Piper didn't "pick" a peck of pickled peppers off a bush — he either bought them at a deli or spent days in the kitchen with mason jars and dill. The tongue-twister conveniently skips the entire canning process. Bonus absurdity: the alliteration works only in English. In most other languages the rhyme collapses, which proves Peter Piper is a linguistic stunt, not a biographical documentary. So yes, the story is 100 % unrealistic — and that's why generations of kids have loved torturing themselves trying to say it quickly. It's not a report from the Pepper Farmers’ Gazette; it's a glorious, vinegar-scented lie we all agree to enjoy. 😄

Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock will take us on an epic voyage through time and space, in the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, supported by CGI.