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Agatha Christie And The Endless Summer



Believe it or not, the First Lady of mystery and the Big Kahuna had something in common-they were both innovators in the sport of surfing! Agatha Christie, as it turns out, was one of the first Britons to stand up on a surfboard, and she sharpened her wave riding skills in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii as early as 1922. Oh what a sight she must have been braving the waves of Waikiki!

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Pollutants May Have Held Global Warming At Bay



Scientists have discovered the reason why global warming trends seemed to be locked in stasis between 1998 and 2008: layers of pollutants, particularly sulfur, being spewed into the air by Asian factories in record breaking quantities. The layer of sulfur that formed in the atmosphere counteracted against warming greenhouse gases while reflecting light back into space, thereby staving off the global temperature hike. Read more about it over at Science News.

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(image courtesy of Jonesy22 at Wikimedia Commons)

High Tech Specs May Change The Way We See The World



Imagine glasses that can read body language and offer suggestions about how you should respond, or goggles which can scan faces and call up criminal databases to find a real time match. These snazzy high tech specs aren't just science fiction props anymore, and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are sure that their "social x-ray specs" are going to find a multitude of uses in society, from communicating more effectively with Autistic people to becoming human lie detectors and much more. Read all about it at NewScientist.

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