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8 Things You Should Never Do On An Airplane
Reader's Digest US

8 Things You Should Never Do On An Airplane

Flying isn’t always enjoyable,but these tips will help make for a smoother trip.

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April 2017
50 Everyday Mistakes 
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50 Everyday Mistakes 

And How To Fix Them

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10+ mins  |
April 2017
Sergeant Turner's Ride Home
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Sergeant Turner's Ride Home

S.SGT. JONATHAN TURNER served his country for 17 years, which included seven tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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July/August 2017
America's Children Need You
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America's Children Need You

The well-being of children shouldn’t be a political issue. Their success needs to be the common commitment of our national life.

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July/August 2017
Snap Dynamite Fireworks Photos
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Snap Dynamite Fireworks Photos

An expert’s cell phone camera tips.

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July/August 2017
Reader's Digest US

Take Me Out to the Blackberry Patch

A game where the real action took place off the field.

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July/August 2017
As American As Apple Pie?
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As American As Apple Pie?

Turns out that none of the ingredients in our favorite dessert are native to the United States. Yet history made it ours. How?

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July/August 2017
Reader's Digest US

The Price Of Freedom

A recovered account of World War II opens a grandson’s eyes to how the sacrifice of one altered the fate of many.

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July/August 2017
Giving Care Givers A Vacation
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Giving Care Givers A Vacation

Heather McHugh won $500,000 and had an intelligent idea:

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September 2016
A Different Kind Of Genius
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A Different Kind Of Genius

When I was young, my father was ashamed of his humble factory job. Years later, when I visited his workplace, I discovered pride.

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September 2016
Folding Like a Genius Will Change Your Life
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Folding Like a Genius Will Change Your Life

THE SECRET TO FOLDING CLOTHES is this: Never give up.

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September 2016
Pain Relievers
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Pain Relievers

Steven Pete has broken 70 bones—and never felt a thing. Now scientists hope his freak genetic condition will help people with the opposite issue: constant agony.

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May 2018
She Lifted A Finger
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She Lifted A Finger

He walks up to her, in dire need of medical attention. She, a young mother, is already feeling overwhelmed. But after she reaches out to this person in need, there is no turning back.

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May 2018
Basketball Cop
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Basketball Cop

A tense confrontation turns into a game changer for one officer and the teens in the community he serves.

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April 2018
“The Mountain's On Fire!”
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“The Mountain's On Fire!”

MATTHEW LAYTON was 20 minutes from home in Sevierville, Tennessee, on a cold November night in 2016 when he got a frantic cell phone call from his mother. “The mountain’s on fire,” she screamed, “and Brian’s up there!”

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April 2018
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The Case of the Illegal Vegetable Garden

A Florida town tells a couple to move their crops behind their house. Their reply: Lettuce be.

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April 2018
Letting In Some Light
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Letting In Some Light

He warms the holidays for families too filled with grief to celebrate on their own.

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December 2017/January 2018
How To Survive Anything!
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How To Survive Anything!

Expert advice on navigating life’s perils—great and small

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May 2019
Fighting Trauma The Military Way
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Fighting Trauma The Military Way

Don’t let distress sideline you. Turn it into a strength instead.

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June 2019
Forgiveness Is Job One
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Forgiveness Is Job One

The boss had every reason to turn his back. Instead, he befriended a troubled man—and hired him.

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June 2019
Your Amazing Body!
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Your Amazing Body!

Your fingerprints can predict some health issues. Looking at the sun can make you sneeze. You grow a new skeleton every ten years. Science hasn’t uncovered every mystery, but what it has discovered will blow your mind.

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June 2019
The Dog That Came Back From The Dead
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The Dog That Came Back From The Dead

On a run in the Rocky Mountains, the author’s dog, Merle, fell 800 feet, injured beyond hope. But he wasn’t done yet.

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February 2019
Fascinating Facts That Are False!
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Fascinating Facts That Are False!

25 tall tales that are impossibly true …… and 25 facts that are actually myths

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February 2019
Every State's Best Food!
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Every State's Best Food!

Reader’s Digest and Taste of Home asked people across the country to pick the most delicious food in every state

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July - August 2019
Corn - The Most Important Crop In The Land
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Corn - The Most Important Crop In The Land

Say you were to stroll through a quintessentially American landscape one summer morning, looking across vast fields of shimmering, swaying cornstalks a dozen feet tall.

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July - August 2019
Help Your Pet Live Longer
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Help Your Pet Live Longer

With the right care, you can enhance the quality—and quantity—of life for your furry friends

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5 mins  |
July - August 2019
When Disaster Strands Two American Tourists In The Jungle, They Have One Hope
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When Disaster Strands Two American Tourists In The Jungle, They Have One Hope

When disaster strands two American tourists in the jungle, unable to walk and unlikely to be found, they have one hope: a phone with a dying battery

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July - August 2019
Keep Internet Spies Out Of Your Home
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Keep Internet Spies Out Of Your Home

“Smart” devices equipped with cameras and microphones can be easy targets for hackers

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5 mins  |
November 2018
Bridge Builder
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Bridge Builder

A young man saves a suicidal stranger simply by showing he cares.

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September 2017
Bald Is Beautiful!
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Bald Is Beautiful!

Bald Is Beautiful!

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September 2017