A Twist of Fate

Life has a way of bringing the past back when you least expect it. I thought I had moved on from my divorce, but then Jessica, my ex-husband’s new wife, reached out to me. Her message was urgent, and it pulled me back into a world I thought I had left behind. Five years ago,…

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Research finds ancient Egyptian mummies smell nice

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: Sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those who smell mummified bodies,” said Cecilia Bembibre, director of research at University College…

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