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In today’s newsletter, w= e wonder <= em style=3D"">why we don’t eat more vegan foods, watch a hummingbird sip nectar with its forked = tongue, discover how the ‘wickedest city on Earth&= #x2019; sunk =2E=2E=2E and question how AI can help identify the names of 1= 0 million missing enslaved Americans=2E
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You’re hungry=2E This succulent spr= ead is before you=2E You dig in=2E Yum=2E Only then, you ask: Why didn = 19;t anyone tell me this burger is vegan?

A recent experiment at MI= T indicates the biggest obstacle to this earth-friendly food might be the &= #x201C;V” word itself=2E When food wasn’t labeled as vegan, i= t sold better=2E Two thirds better=2E

Why is that? Do people feel v= egan means inferior ingredients? Don’t want to feel constrained? Fee= l like it’s an obligation (or necessity, if you are lactose intolera= nt)? News flash: It tastes better now, and is likely better for you=2E Plus= , you probably = eat a lot of vegan stuff already=2E
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A broad selection: With plant-based burger= s, sausages, and chicken, increasingly popular and available in fast-food r= estaurants and grocery stores across the United States, a new group of comp= anies have entered the market=2E Read on=2E
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This video cap= tures a never-before-seen-on-camera sperm whale birth=2E It’s beauti= ful=2E (Above, a new calf, similar to the one caught on camera, with an= adult whale)
= Death cap mushrooms are extremely deadly—and they’re spreadin= g
Will Americans find the names of 10 million= people enslaved in their country?
DNA from this 3,000-year-old brick tells the story of a k= ing—and cabbages
= Millions of tennis balls are trashed each year=2E Here's how to recycle the= m=2E
What gives the Mediterranean diet such life-extending power?
This is the story of the world's oldest nightmare
= How magnesium affects your sleep and anxiety
Inside the race to kill an invasive menace—before it gets to a t= own near you
Where to trave= l in the U=2ES=2E this September
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Yes, that’s a tongue: Hummingbirds can = flap their wings up to one hundred times a second, and they have forked ton= gues to help them sip nectar (shown above)=2E Nat Geo E= xplorer Anand Varma wante= d to show the world their beauty in slow motion and used high-speed cameras= that can record action within nano fractions of a second to do so=2E For N= ational Hummingbird Day, get a glimpse into the amazing lives of these i= ntricate creatures=2E
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A wicked 1-2 punch: The pirate-laden Jamai= can port was dubbed “the wickedest city on Earth=2E” But with= in three hours, between an earthquake and a tsunami, Port Royal (pictured above) was wrecked=2E The natural causes for the disast= er didn't stop moralists from making Sodom and Gomorrah references=2E
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A firefly’s path: Each speck of lig= ht above is one of several bursts a firefly makes as it travels within a 30= -second camera exposure=2E Some of these insects travel in small loops, whi= le others move in one steady direction=2E No matter the destination, it= 019;s a marvel to witness thousands of fireflies= light up this forest in Mexico=2E

Related: <= /strong>A rare look at fireflies that blink in unison, in = a forest without tourists
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Today’s soundtrack: Cheeseburger in Paradise, Ji= mmy Buffett (R=2EI=2EP=2E)

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