Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

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Reader’s Digest Asia • Vol. 126 No. 733 October/November 2024

CONTRIBUTE

The Power Of Music

SMART ANIMALS • Know how to make themselves at home

Signs Your Pet May Be Overweight • There’s more to it than checking the number on the scale

How To Protect Your Eyesight

Sleep Helps Shed Weight

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

My My Stutter, Myself • If others don’t notice my stutter, can I really call myself a stutterer?

DO YOU DARE? • Two savvy business women want us to start eating insects. It’s good for the environment, but can consumers get over the yuck factor?

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

WRONG TARGET

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: WEDDING FEVER EDITION • Tweeters count down to a special day in a couple’s lives.

TRAPPED UNDER A GREY SKY

SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

INTO THE LIGHT • Doctors used to tell people who had suffered concussions to sit in a dark room until they felt better. Now they have entirely different advice – and much better results

IS IT A CONCUSSION?

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

THE DAD COMMANDMENTS • According to the book Dad Law by Ally Probst and Joel Willis (Chronicle Books), all fathers follow certain rules. Here are a few.

TO HELL AND BACK • The Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan is known as the Gates of Hell. I stood on its edge – and lived to tell the tale

DID YOU KNOW?

A SYMPHONY OF IRRITATION

Impressive Creations • 3D printers can be used to create buildings, artwork, vehicles, food, and even body parts

Fast-Moving Facts About Driving

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

WATCH OUT: HELICOPTER PARENT LANDING • Teachers spilled the beans on their oddest requests from overinvolved parents on Huffington Post’s Facebook community page.

IT CAN HAPPEN TO THE BEST OF US • What’s the weirdest thing you ever got in trouble for at work?

DO MORE WITH YOUR TECH • Cool features that can help make life easier, safer, even more fun

QUOTABLE QUOTES

HOME AT LAST! • A cat missing for five years, a dog who disappeared during a fire, and more heart-warming true stories of pets who were lost – then found

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 110.

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

PUZZLE ANSWERS • From Page 106

Happy Haunting • Halloween on October 31 is the time to share scary stories. Turn down the lights and create a spooky atmosphere with these words

What’s Behind THE NAME?

What’s Behind THE NAME? • Consumers favour brands that are reliable and good value

GREAT EASTERN • Great is being trusted for 116 years.

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