Plus, weight and weight-shaming; Jackie Kennedy; Ramadan; earthshine; Robin Hood
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY DONALD MIRALLE, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX | | Should we drink the tap water? Decades ago, a person might not have given it a second thought.
And for most Americans, the answer still is yes—in fact, the water might be better. But millions of Americans get contaminants in their water. On World Water Day, experts tell you what you should be aware of.
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| | A baby boom: The world has met its 8 billionth person—and population growth in Nigeria is a contributing factor. With health care advances and reduced infant mortality rates—and a culture of favoring big families—Nigeria is expected to have 377 million people by 2050, a number just ahead of the U.S. on land that's one-tenth the size.
Pictured above, Foyeke Omage and her husband, Ewanle, welcomed quintuplets—three girls and two boys—after years of trying to conceive. Here's a look into life in Nigeria.
Related: China: Where population is shrinking
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| | Catch the ‘earthshine’: Skywatchers across North America can watch the whisker-thin crescent moon in a dramatic pose with Jupiter moments after sunset. Because of the bright western horizon, try using binoculars to spot the super thin moon. By Thursday and Friday evenings the moon will have moved higher. Look carefully at the moon’s disk—and see if you can spot an ashen light faintly illuminating the Moon’s unlit, darker side. This is “earthshine,’ sunlight reflected off of Earth that reaches the Moon and then reflects back to our eyes. — Andrew Fazekas
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| | The best we can be: Ramadan is the most sacred month in Islamic culture. During this ninth month—which starts the day after the new crescent moon sighting—Muslims aim to grow stronger relationships with Allah by praying and reciting the Quran, acting selflessly, and abstaining from gossiping, lying, and fighting, Nat Geo reports. (Pictured above, women pray during Ramadan at a mosque in Pattani, Thailand.)
Related: How do Muslims celebrate Ramadan? Here are 5 unique traditions | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIDGEMAN/ACI | | He took from the rich and gave to the poor: So goes the story of Robin Hood (depicted above). But how much was true? We track that down. Hint: Robin Hood WAS a common alias for an outlaw. But what about the Merry Men?
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