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flag Roman brain fossilized into glass due to extreme heat from 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption, study reveals.

flag Researchers from Roma Tre University found that a man's brain in Herculaneum turned to glass during the 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption. flag The brain was exposed to temperatures over 510°C, then rapidly cooled, forming organic glass. flag This unique case suggests a super-heated ash cloud was the first deadly event, rather than the pyroclastic flow, highlighting the need for better understanding and protection against such hot ash clouds.

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