I like a lot of things related to rocks: hiking, rock climbing and snowboarding. At one point in time I was thinking about spelunking, but then this story happened...
In the 80s scientists discovered that ozone layer has a growing hole caused by CFCs. All UN members signed the Montreal protocol designed to protect the ozone layer. It has been healing all this time and right now the problem is pretty much solved.
Another good example is year 2000 problem. Computer scientists outlined the problem, got the financing for that and solved it with almost zero issues.
What BBC shows can you watch without paying too much attention? I watched New Doctor Who and Sherlock and I think those shows require a lot of attention to understand everything that happens.
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