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Milestones And Insights

Reader’s Digest Asia English Edition • Vol. 121 No. 708 February 2022

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

WIN A PILOT CAPLESS FOUNTAIN PEN

PACKAGE IT UP • We asked you to think up a clever caption to this photo.

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A Whole Lotl Love • A story of two axolotls

SMART ANIMALS • Provide both companionship and amusement

Caring For Goldfish • Avoid these five common mistakes new owners make

HOW LONG IS A GOLDFISH’S MEMORY?

ICE Or HEAT For Back Pain? • Experts weigh in with the best remedies for back pain, including using ice and heat together

New Hope For IBS Sufferers

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

DELETE YOUR INTERNET FOOTPRINT • While having an online presence is useful, it can become equally dangerous, especially if you’ve got personal data or passwords stored online

THE BIKER WITH A BIG HEART • Her son’s organ donation saved his life. So he rode 2300 kilometres to meet her

SHARK Encounters • For this ex-teacher and citizen scientist, the solution to overfishing in Indonesian waters lay in changing a long-established mindset

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

THE GREAT TWEET OFF: FEBRUARY 14 FOR PARENTS • Ahhh, Valentine’s Day. Flowers and chocolate. And for some, children.

I Am A Coconut… • A Killer Nut? Not Even Close

HOW TO OPEN COCONUTS

SOFT AND TENDER COCONUT MACAROONS

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

Secondhand Screen Time • Paying attention to your kids’ electronics use is smart, but there’s another gadget-related danger that needs to be on your radar

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

WINDOW ON THE WORLD

MEET ERNŐ RUBIK • He devised one of the world’s most popular and enduring puzzles – and he’s still learning from it

From The Editors

Highlights from a century of Reader’s Digest

QUOTABLE QUOTES

What’s The Point Of Table Manners? • Don’t put your elbows on the table, don’t talk with your mouth full. Who made up these rules, and what are they for?

6 Silent Signs You’re Eating Too Much Protein • Here’s how to know when powering up with protein has gone too far

YOU’RE OFTEN IN A BAD MOOD

YOU’RE GAINING WEIGHT

YOU’RE ESPECIALLY THIRSTY

Popcorn Pops • Who knew the humble corn kernel was such a contortionist?

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job

NAME DROPPING? • More Like Name Breaking

I HATE OFFICE LINGO – AN ODE

A Fairytale TRAIN JOURNEY • Ride along, vicariously, on a luxury trip through the historical former Ottoman Empire

THE BOYS In The CAVE • For the soccer team trapped deep in a Thailand cave, rescue seemed impossible

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