August 23, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Looking for policy hints in Perry's 2010 book.
- Original source of hair gel found in Egypt, 5,000 miles from New Jersey.
- A look inside the head of a komodo dragon.
- Photographer sets out to prove our fear of sharks is overstated, shoots without a cage.
- When people eat "certified Chilean seabass," there's a one in twelve chance that they're eating something [else].
- Cracking down on "honey laundering," sugary compounds sold as honey, which may be dangerous to ingest.
- Scientists loath to debunk 13-year-old's claim of improving solar panel placement.
- Also debunked: The claim Robert Johnson sold his soul in exchange for inhuman guitar skills.
- Scientist investigates sewage to track drug use.
- "Cassette tape" stricken from OED, making room for "sexting" and "woot."
- Nick Ashford of songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, who wrote "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Every Woman," dies.
- Jerry Leiber of songwriting duo Leiber & Stoller, who wrote "Hound Dog" and "Stand by Me," dies.
- "The molecules settled in my favour. Neither of my brothers is particularly intelligent."
