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The hellish heat from Mount Vesuvius's eruption turned this victim's brain to glass
Thursday February 27, 2025. 10:47 PM , from BoingBoing
Researchers in Pompeii were studying the skeleton of a young man who died following the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Inside his skull, the found strange glass fragments. A close look revealed what appeared to be solidified nerve cells. Turns out, the shiny shards are bits of the fellow's brain. — Read the rest
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