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Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.

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The Jewish tradition loves serious play with words. This week’s Torah portion begins with God’s telling Moses, “Go to Pharaoh” (Exodus 10:1) to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go.

In fact, in contradistinction to everything we might have expected, Moshe attained great esteem in the eyes of Pharaoh’s servants and the Egyptian populace at large. Pharaoh’s Sudden Rage ...