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TIL the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE was so hot it turned one victim’s brain into glass

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N7751 TIL that GE chose to put the Fukushima reactor closer to the sea, knew of inherent design flaws for decades, and may be liable for damages in court.