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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned its victims' brains to GLASS: Scientists discover unique shards inside the skull of a person caught in the blast in Herculaneum

Researchers have unearthed a piece of dark-coloured organic glass which was found inside the skull of an individual who died in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum nearly 2,000 years ago.