💌 Feb 22: live on Mars, botox wearing off, IVF treatments frozen

TODAY IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22

WHAT TO EXPECT

• stories — Capital One buying Discover, your chance to be a martian, botox wearing off

• quote of the day

• extra stories

• this week's watch — One Day

• featured article — skinimalist: routines for every skin type

BUSINESS — CAPITAL ONE TO BUY DISCOVER FOR $35 BILLION
Capital One will be buying Dicover for $35 billion making it the largest credit card company, passing up JPMorgan. The deal will be completed later this year or early 2025. This would be the world’s largest merger of this year.

WORK LIFE — HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A MARTIAN
NASA is calling for applications for its upcoming simulated 1yr Mars surface mission, CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog). Scheduled for spring 2025, the mission will involve a 4 person volunteer crew living in a 3D-printed habitat simulating Mars conditions at NASA's Johnson Space Center. You must be a healthy, non-smoking U.S. citizen or permanent residents aged 30-55 with proficiency in English.

LIFESTYLE — WORKING OUT WEARS OFF BOTOX FASTER
You get botox and expect it to last up to a year but that may not be the case. Turns out, botox or any chemical really, is closely tied to your metabolic rate. Therefore, the more you work out, the quicker your botox will wear off.

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💉 IVF treatments have frozen in Alabama

As part of Netflix’s top 10 and based on the global best-selling book by David Nicholls, One Day is a limited series. This story follows Emma & Dex’s love story over the span of 20 years.