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Science Friday — How Agatha Christie Used Chemistry To Kill (In Books)
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How Agatha Christie Used Chemistry To Kill (In Books)

Science Friday · 1096

Did you know that murder mystery writer Agatha Christie had a background in chemistry? In about half of her stories, the murder is committed using poison—something she was very, very familiar with. She had even trained in apothecaries to mix prescriptions by hand before she became a novelist. Chemist-turned-author…

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