The volcanic explosion of Pompeii is one of the best-known volcanic eruptions in human history. Almost every single one of us learnt about it at school. But no matter how good your teachers might have been, no matter how extensive your own personal research might have been, we promise you that you don’t know it all. Because new slithers of info surface all the time. And these are some of the most intriguing! These are 20 Pompeii facts that will blow your mind!

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