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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
In today’s newsletter, w= e discover the blue zones of happiness, examine how inflatio= n bruised ancient Ro= me, explore 158 years of U= =2ES=2E mail-in voting, plumb the most divisive election in U=2ES=2E h= istory (no, it’s not 2020) … and deli= ght in this red-backed bearded saki=2E
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It cost a lot to maintain the world’s greatest empire=2E A new stor= y finds a clue to Rome’s decline can be found in the smallest of its= artifacts as well as its majestic walls and columns=2E

Rome’= ;s coins tell a story of a strapped empire faced with plague, enhanced mili= tary spending, and mob riots=2E Rome had to reduce the amount of silver in = those coins it minted to cover expenses=2E Over the decades, that led to cr= ippling inflation, one factor in its fall (along with invading Goths, corru= ption, and overreliance on slave labor)=2E

The empire eventually sp= lit in two—and was never the same again=2E

Read the full story of Rome’s small artifacts = here=2E

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The coin of the realm: This silver denarius se= rratus (shown above) was cast in 106 B=2EC=2E Later ver= sions of these coins had less silver=2E At top, an engraving on this scarab= from the second or third century B=2EC=2E shows a seated Prometheus creati= ng life=2E Read more= =2E
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Titanic images reveal a meticulous mosaic of the d= oomed luxury liner
Can underwater gardens help feed the Earth?
Underground Everest? The deep climb into Uzbekistan’s Dark Star= cave
These twins ma= y make you rethink your views on race
How long has the U=2ES=2E had mail-in voting? 158 years=2E
The Rorschach test is more accurate than you think
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Case solved: Sharon Estill Taylor was only sev= en years old when she promised to find her missing father=2E Her dad, Shannon Estill, was a pilot during WWII and went mis= sing only three weeks after Sharon was born=2E His plane and body were neve= r found—until his love letters to Sharon’s mom, Mary Taylor Estill, helped Sharon track him down 60 years la= ter, Nat Geo reports=2E (= Pictured above, the Estills in 1943, on their wedding day=2E)
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Hello, Winnifred! She’s a red-backed be= arded saki whose image by photographer and Nat Geo Explorer Joel Sartore has led to more than 567,000 likes on our Instagram=2E A= ll members of this species, which live in groups of up to 55, have thick be= ards and buns on their heads=2E Their favorite foods? Nuts and seeds=2E
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