Cryptic Crossword - Reader's Digest Australia
Can you match the famous faces? Clear the board before time runs out!
Games - Reader's Digest Australia
Free Articles. 40 tonnes of butter recalled for absurd reason. Costco has recalled nearly 40 tonnes of butter in a move that shoppers have slammed as wasteful. Baggage handler calls out crucial mistake at bag-drop. A ramp agent for a major airline has called out one major mistake that many people make when checking their luggage before they fly.
14 inspiring movies about teachers that will uplift you
Released: 2020 Memorable quote: “We start by showing up.” One of the newer movies about teachers on our list, 2020’s Critical Thinking is a movie based on a true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team, the first inner-city team to win the US National Chess Championship.The film was directed by John Leguizamo, who also stars as the teacher who coached the team, Mario Martinez.
How to ripen avocados in just 2 minutes - Reader's Digest Australia
Cut it in half vertically and remove the pit. Wrap each half in microwave-safe plastic wrap. Microwave on high for two minutes. When they’re cool enough to hold, run the wrapped avocados under cold water so they stop cooking. Here’s another trick: Wrap the uncut fruit in tinfoil and bake on a baking sheet at 95˚C for ten minutes.
12 Titanic survivors: what happened to them next
Getty Images. Upon boarding the Titanic, newlywed Madeleine Astor was in the midst of a scandal. At 18, she had just married John Jacob ‘JJ’ Astor, who was 47 and recently divorced. On a long honeymoon abroad, Madeleine became pregnant, so the couple set sail for home. Unfortunately, JJ Astor wouldn’t survive the sinking.
20 rebus puzzles that are almost impossible to solve
Rebus puzzle #8. RD.COM. The answer isn’t “try to stand.”. If that’s what you thought, keep guessing. Answer: Try to understand. This puzzle was dubbed the hardest ever by a university professor.
9 common hand gestures that are considered rude around the world
What might seem to us like a universally positive gesture is not, in fact, universal. “Unfortunately, in Iran and neighbouring countries like Afghanistan, the thumbs-up is equivalent to the middle finger!” explains Dana Hooshmand, an author for Discover Discomfort, a language- and culture learning resource.While for us, the middle finger is the profane one; in Iran, it’s the thumb.
Perfect Match Game - Reader's Digest
Perfect Match Game - Reader's Digest
11 unanswered questions about Grace Kelly’s death
Princess Grace of Monaco (formerly known as Hollywood star Grace Kelly) passed away on September 14, 1982, one day after her car plunged off a mountain pass in her adopted country of Monaco. The sudden loss of the beloved princess left the world not only heartbroken, but begging for answers to a number of haunting questions. Advertisement.
and where they come from - Reader's Digest Australia
The seven best-known hues of all, of course, are the colours of the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet have been commonly known as ROYGBIV for years, an unwavering rainbow fact. But with 9,999,993 other colours out there just waiting to be seen, we thought it was time to investigate rare colours around the world.