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LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions
EDITOR’S NOTE • Lives Well-Lived
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Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition) • Vol. 127 No. 734 February/March 2025
The Survivors’ Coffee Group
SMART ANIMALS • Manage to endear, whatever their antics
Now Hear This • Losing your hearing suddenly, even if there is no pain, is always urgent
Benefits Of Bone Broth • Bone broth is enjoying a boost in popularity
WORLD OF MEDICINE
LISTEN To The Rush • When Toni Marks casts his fishing line out into the moving waters of the remote rivers of New Zealand in search of wild trout, his attention is fixed firmly on the sounds of nature
BREAKTHROUGHS In Treating Melanoma
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE • Pinned by a giant boulder, a hiker had two choices: panic or gut it out. He did both
LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side
SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY
THE SEARCH FOR PRIME • A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but the search for maths perfection continues
WHO IS LUKE DURANT?
CRAZY SPORTS • Soccer, jogging, golf? Some athletes prefer more unusual pastimes
LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine
FOR THE RECORD: Facts About Vinyl
THE FIRST PHOTOBOMBER… • … struck in 1853! And other ‘new’ fads that are actually ancient history
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO DIE ON A HOCKEY RINK • One minute I was playing, the next I was in the hospital
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job
MORE JOB SEARCH TIPS • If you’re job-hunting, don’t forget to proofread your LinkedIn profile. Unlike these poor souls.
Ah, The Island Life • Hospitality agents working on an island share some questions from tourists and encounters they have had.
Time For Paws • Questions about big, small, real and fictitious cats
QUOTABLE QUOTES
A Trail Of Spirits • Exploring Japan’s alpine wine regions reveal some hidden historical and cultural wonders
JOURNEY TO RECOVERY • A remarkable woman shares her story of survival after a vicious attack transformed her life
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
WORD POWER • Dangerously In Love