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In today’s newsletter, w= e examine the unconventional beginnings of Jesus= , say bye= -bye Tiger King, uncover the mechanics of a polar vortex, see how treetop tours are attracting visitors … and do the latest Nat Geo quiz=2E<= /em>
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The Biblical tale of Joseph and Mary is an unconventional one for its time=2E

The Go= spels say Mary produced the son of God by virgin birth, before she moved in= with Joseph=2E That would have meant Mary birthed a child out of wedlock, = which was punishable by death=2E

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From shame to radiance: Mary got pregnant whil= e living in her parents’ home, before her marriage to Joseph was con= summated, according to the Gospels=2E The out-of-wedlock birth, difficult i= n that era, has been portrayed with radiance in accounts and paintings, suc= h as Raphael’s take on the couple’= ;s marriage (at top) and Guido Reni<= /strong>’s “The Nativity at Night” (abo= ve)=2E = Read more=2E
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Bye bye Tiger = King: U=2ES=2E president signs Big Cat Public Safety Act into law
What’s the winter solstice? Is it big for pagans?= Your questions, answered Related: The role of Stonehenge
How fentanyl kills—and Narcan saves lives
Loot, plunder, then what? The pubs where pirates partied= —and planned their next heists
This man make= s armor =2E=2E=2E for cats
What’s the polar vortex&= #x2014;and should we worry about it?
How do I know if I have long COVID?
Leave the cookies, Santa: Here’s the best time of the day to ea= t
Despite the warning, the= Titanic was doomed
Napoleon escaped Christmas E= ve bombing attempt
Here’s what you need to = know about caribou and reindeer
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Hello =2E=2E=2E This variety of a male bullfro= g is a little less subtle with the salutations than Adele= =2E It comes out after the rains end, calling loudly to attract females=2E = Where is this boisterous, brightly colored bullfrog from? Click here f= or the answer=2E

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—T= his mating ritual ends with a stab to the head
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Holiday wishes on a star? You’ll get yo= ur chance tomorrow night as the annual Ursid meteor shower peaks with five = to 15 meteors per hour=2E With a moonless night, you may see the fainter on= es radiating out from near the North Star and its namesake constellation, U= rsa Minor, in the high northern sky=2E Saturday night sky watchers may see = the crescent moon form a celestial triangle with Venus and Mercury at dusk= =2E After darkness falls Monday night, viewers with binoculars and telescop= es can trace the seven other major planets of the solar system stretched ou= t across the sky (illustrated above)=2E — Andrew Fazekas

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Walking on high: How can you spot tapirs, tige= rs, and notoriously shy primates without getting in their way? By looking u= pon them from the steel structures and swinging bridges of a canopy walk, s= uch as that pictured above in Malaysia’s northern Borneo=2E The nati= on has more than a dozen treetop walks, Nat Geo reports=2E

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