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Vesuvius
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Vesuvius is a volcano in Italy that erupted in AD 79 and destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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- Vesuvius is a famous volcano in Italy.
- People visit Vesuvius to see the crater.
- The eruption of Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii.
- Scientists study Vesuvius to better understand volcanoes.
- Vesuvius is a popular tourist attraction in Italy.
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"The only thing that doesn't change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been 'great changes. Vesuvius and other volcanoes have erupted, earthquakes have destroyed whole cities, and floods have desolated large areas. And yet, taken as a whole, mankind has been marching steadily toward greater security." - Harry A. Overstreet
"I remember lying on the floor of the living room with headphones on when I was four or five years old, listening to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack over and over again. The Bee Gees, yow! My dad was way into that stuff - he'd say, 'Check out this guitar riff on 'Jive Talkin'!' And then he'd air-guitar like crazy. That was my first introduction to any kind of real music. After that, it was the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and then I got into punk rock when I was nine or 10." - Trey Anastasio
"The volcano that destroyed Pompeii is still active. It last erupted in 1944. Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland erupted in 2010. A couple years ago, I went up to the North Pole for a vacation, I thought it would be nice and peaceful, but it turned out the North Pole is the most dangerous place on Earth. It's where all the lines of the Earth's magnetic field lead to and I got attacked by a polar bear. It's okay though, I just kicked it in the face with my titanium legs." - Mark Mills
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