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bermuda to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

TIL 4 people died (including a child) and over 200 were seriously injured after two men stole a caesium-137 radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap, hoping to make money.

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TIL 4 people died (including a child) and over 200 were seriously injured after two men stole a caesium-137 radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap, hoping to make money.

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bermuda to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago
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  • @SisIsNotMaiMaserTong@feddit.de
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    2•1 year ago

    I personally find the demon core quite haunting.

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      The demon core doesn’t really scare me because at least everyone there knew about the potential for harm.

      • @SisIsNotMaiMaserTong@feddit.de
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        1•1 year ago

        It is always unsettling that dropping the reflector for a second caused a deadly radiation dose. Radiation is a bitch.

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