2019-09-01 Reader\'s Digest

rescue dog who helped

his owner lose weight

and get healthy. It

was so heartwarming.

Please publish more

stories like that.

—Ileen dunman

St. Louis, Missouri

Vets Helping Vets

I’m a soldier who

served in Iraq and

Afghanistan. Your

feature highlighting

veterans and their

positivity in the face

of extreme adversity

literally brought me

to tears. Thank you.

—Jeremy

Christopher

Flagstaff, Arizona

Use Supplements

Like a Doctor Does

I have had more

heartburn this year

than ever and was

concerned about

ABOUT SKYSCRAPERS

✦I’m surprised the

Burj Khalifa in Dubai

wasn’t mentioned. It’s the

tallest building in the

world, with 160 stories.

—William P. Alkire

san jose, california

✦You missed the world’s

littlest skyscraper, in

Wichita Falls, Texas

[shown above]. In 1916,

a speculator named J. D.

McMahon got investors

to buy stock in a new

multistory office building.

But he failed to mention

that his blueprints were

drawn in inches, not feet.

The completed building

was only four stories high!

The investors wanted to

sue McMahon but were

told they had no case, as

he had built exactly ac-

cording to the blueprints

they’d signed off on.

—Diana Costello

wichita falls, texas

having to take a

prescribed medication

to control it when

I received your June

magazine. I started

the supplements

suggested by Dr.

Vojdani, and I have

not had one episode of

heartburn since. This

story is yet another

reason why I love RD!

—Mercedes H. Barris

Henderson, Nevada

The TV Doctor

Who Saved a Life

To read about a

person who took the

time to help another

individual fulfill his

lifelong dream of

meeting his hero was

truly inspiring. And as

the title page warned,

the end of the story

was a real tearjerker.

—Robert Upton

Atwater, California

Who Was Your First Crush?

The pigtailed girl who sat next to you

in kindergarten? The R & B superstar

who graced the walls of your teenage

bedroom? The person you went on

to marry? Share your story of young love—even if it’s

a little embarrassing!—and we just might publish

it. Go to rd.com/crush to submit and see terms.

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