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[159.127.163.21]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 46e09a7af769-73cf12a7139si4520890a34.181.2025.07.13.07.08.04 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:08:04 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of bounce@email.nationalgeographic.com designates 159.127.163.21 as permitted sender) client-ip=159.127.163.21; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@email.nationalgeographic.com header.s=ep1 header.b=Du6aGtr6; spf=pass (google.com: domain of bounce@email.nationalgeographic.com designates 159.127.163.21 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bounce@email.nationalgeographic.com; dmarc=pass (p=NONE sp=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=nationalgeographic.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=email.nationalgeographic.com; s=ep1; t=1752415682; bh=uTFY+y8tbb/SjYIgKa4PZyqDoj5y6SM0KjhboRLVDSA=; h=List-Unsubscribe:List-Unsubscribe-Post:MIME-Version:Subject:From: To:Date:Content-Type; b=Du6aGtr6wkQyWOP2XbDRTB7Z/32b5l4ssshyMNtTZsNHyJep7lyI7ykLfkcPdDC/e Gif2qrABhOY+XOXealFX6LKv5X59JrECPHiBYUauPgtt5ODjyBqPacw/wVsISkyZHP ZE6xVMfv+/1r8IvpWJSjTC3JOzy2kFwjwJ3dOIvQ= Received: from [10.233.84.202] ([10.233.84.202:40676]) by pc1udsmtn2n14 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.9.48312 r(Core:3.6.9.0)) with ECSTREAM id 20/EE-57193-2CDB3786; Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:08:02 +0000 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Feedback-ID: 41f2a461-e7e6-4601-98ce-09be8d86fa49:51c703a2-b031-452b-88bb-2eceb83411f2:email:epslh1 X-NSS: 41f2a461-e7e6-4601-98ce-09be8d86fa49 Reply-To: "ng@email.nationalgeographic.com" Subject: PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Tornadoes in the sun; fireflies in New York City; taking gorilla fingerprints From: National Geographic To: sterlingwhg@gmail.com Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:08:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-=Part.1e9b7.6545dab0232be46d.198041d3f50.cdc4440324bfe31e=-" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-10.7 X-Spam-Score: -106 X-Spam-Bar: ---------- X-Spam-Flag: NO ---=Part.1e9b7.6545dab0232be46d.198041d3f50.cdc4440324bfe31e=- Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 National Geographic | Photography
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