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TIL two men broke into an abandoned hospital and stole a radioactive component of a teletherapy machine for scrap value. Over the next few days, they worked tirelessly to pry it open. Ultimately, 4 people were killed, and 249 others tested positive for high levels of radiation exposure.

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