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TIL that the heat of the pyroclastic surge produced by the Vesuvius explosion was so great that their brains were vitrified (turned to glass). This is the first time this has been seen.

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8ayWV TIL A 12 year old lied about his age and enlisted in the US Navy during WW2. He became a decorated war hero by 13.
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