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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
In today’s newsletter, w= e witness the amazing gathering of 1,0= 00 whales, gaze at the face of a 1,300-year-old man, examine a po= werful pharaoh’s biggest weakness, explore the beauty (and challenges) of Lebanon, find out how living near a railroad can harm your health =2E=2E=2E= and discover the extraordinary life expectancy of= bats=2E
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Palaces, temples, statues—Egypt’s long-ruling Ramses II’s many accomplishments show an empire-build= er at work=2E The pharaoh’s 70-year reign reveals another, less-flat= tering legacy—he didn’t know when to quit=2E

Ramses&#= x2019;s succession plans—muddled, changable, botched—ended up= unraveling one of Egypt’s biggest dynasties=2E What was his problem= ? Too hard to choose among 100 kids?

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LEFT: DEA/ALBUM; RIGH= T: SCALA, FLORENCE
A big head: At top, the head of Ramses II = 19;s recumbent colossus at Memphis=2E Above left: An ushabti= , or funerary figurine, is inscribed with the name of Khaemwaset, Ramses II’s favorite son=2E=E2=80=8B At righ= t, Merneptah, who eventually succeeded Ramses, = is depicted on a relief in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings=2E Re= ad on=2E
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Biggest sighting of whales ever recorded (above, a hu= mpback whale)
See the face of a 1,300-year-old man
The ‘good’ fat that helps with energy, long= evity
How living near a railroad can harm your health
The ‘Rainbow Bridge’ poem has comforted gri= eving pet owners worldwide=2E Who wrote it? We found her=2E
Must we change from gas stoves? Here&#x= 2019;s what the science says=2E
Delaying pregnancy? What science says about= freezing your eggs=2E
= The significance of the cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday
What it’s like to kayak the most dangerous Great Lake
The real histo= ry of Area 51
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To love Lebanon: Growing up, writer Rania Abouzeid largely knew about Lebanon through her= parents’ “rose-colored” recollections of their home c= ountry—from a time before the devastating civil war=2E As an adult, = Abouzeid moved to Lebanon and despite endemic problems and dysfunction, fel= l in love with the country=2E “It was hard not to," despite endemic = problems and dysfunction, she writes=2E = (Above, Nat Geo Explorer Rena Effendi photographs a group of women exploring a 800-year-old coastal fort k= nown as the Sea Castle=2E)

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Viva bats! Generally speaking, smaller animals= have shorter life spans than larger ones, but bats break the rule=2E Eight= een of the 19 mammals that live proportionally longer than humans based on = body size are bats=2E (The naked mole rat is the other=2E) “This spe= ctacularly colored yellow-winged bat, with soft gray fur and long, transluc= ent ears, reminds me of how diverse these flying mammals are,” says = Nat Geo Explorer Nichole Sobecki=2E Read our article on the science of longevity, and how to live l= onger and better=2E
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Close Encounters: Starting tonight, the bright= est worlds visible in our skies will be putting on a week-long, eye-catchin= g show=2E Look toward the west after sunset for brilliant Venus and Jupiter= , joined by the Moon=2E The waxing crescent moon appears razor thin and is = forming a beautiful close pairing with the largest planet in the solar syst= em=2E Meanwhile Venus, which is even brighter than Jupiter, shines below th= e celestial duo=2E — Andrew Fazeka= s
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