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Milestones And Insights

Readers Digest Australia • Vol. 202 No. 1202 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.

READER’S DIGEST SHOP

NEWS WORTH SHARING

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

Talking With Dad

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

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

QUOTABLE QUOTES

MUSIC FROM THE VAULTS • Meet the music custodians whose life mission is to preserve forgotten recordings for posterity

JUST A Kiss • Science shows that kissing and cuddling produce more than just magical moments. They can also boost overall health

Hair Removal • A shortened history of hairfree faces and bodies

GETTING TO THE ROOTS • Depilation devices

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?

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

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

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

NAME DROPPING? • More Like Name Breaking

I HATE OFFICE LINGO – AN ODE

From The Editors

Highlights from a century of Reader’s Digest

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

RD RECOMMENDS

Are You A TINGLEHEAD? • Up to 60 per cent of people experience an intriguing tingly feeling in their head in reaction to certain sights and sounds. We investigate the phenomenon of ASMR

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