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Where Our Journeys Meet

Reader’s Digest • Vol. 203 No. 1209 October 2022

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

NEWS WORTH SHARING

Flying In The 1950s • It may have taken three days, but the journey was a priceless experience

SMART ANIMALS • Little beasts can generate an enormous amount of joy

Dog Park Decorum • Not all dogs are suited to off-leash dog parks

MORE DOG PARK ETIQUETTE

Celebrate Your Siblings • Having brothers and sisters continues to affect your health and wellbeing, even as an adult

A Peek At New Eye Science • Smart contact lenses may do far more than correct vision

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

And The SHOW GOES ON • Mick Jagger has been on stage with the Rolling Stones for an amazing six decades – and he is not thinking of quitting

STONES STATS

THE PLACEBO DEBATE • Could fake medicine be as effective as the real thing?

The Perfect Storm • Seven fishermen, adrift in a small boat, had given up all hope. Would they live to tell the tale?

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

Wontons • A quintessential Chinese dish, wontons are like swallowing a cloud

A BUNNY AT MY DOOR • After trying to conceive for over three years, the bunny we adopted was a welcome distraction from our struggles with infertility

SEE THE WORLD … … DIFFERENTLY

LAUGHTER The Best Medicine

PAIN, SHAKE IT OFF • A set of six simple exercises may be all you need to offset that chronic pain

PUMPKINS • A homage to what must be the most versatile fruit on the planet

BANDING TOGETHER • THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE TO THIS UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP THAN A COMMON NAME

The Beauty Of Night-Blooming Flowers • Plants that unfurl their petals only in darkness are like poetry in blossom

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

THE ANTI-MIGRAINE DIET • What you eat – and don’t eat – can help stave off debilitating headaches

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Behind The WHEELS • The most interesting thing about cars isn’t the car at all, says motoring writer Simon Heptinstall

How To Learn From Your Regrets • If you never pine for a different past, you’ll stay trapped in a cycle of mistakes

The SLOW TRAIN TO SPAIN • A planned route taking local trains throws up more than a few surprises and diversions along the way

My Husband’s SECRET LIFE • What did my new husband and one of the biggest rock stars of the 1980s have in common? More than I realised

Instead Of University, I READ THESE BOOKS • For a woman whose life took another path, a teacher’s reading list taught her everything she needed to know

Mrs Clark’s Book List

RD RECOMMENDS

Why Happiness Can Be Hard To Find • It is not simply a question of nature versus nurture

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PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 142.

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