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Article: Short Takes.(ancient bodies found in Pompeii, Italy; meteor explosion; glue used to repair pet tarantula)(Brief Article)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- March 6, 2000
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* HOT BODIES
Archaeologists recently added 48 nearly intact bodies to the 13 ash casts of humans excavated near Pompeii, Italy. The victims died in extreme heat after volcanic Mt. Vesuvius blew its top in 79 A.D.
* KA-BOOM!
In January, a thunderous meteor exploded in the atmosphere over the Yukon Territory in Canada. Scientists estimate the energy produced by the ...
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...A Mum tried to cure her fear of spiders by buying a tarantula - and ended up temporarily blinded. The pounds 17.99 beastie fired thousands of spiked hairs from its abdomen into Sarah Burton's eyes. Eye surgeon Ankur Das delicately removed the hairs in an hour-long op. Sarah, 24, of Exwick, Exeter,
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