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Claim Text: Archaeologists estimate that 15-20% of Pompeii's population died in the eruption, mostly from thermal shock as a giant cloud of gases and ash covered the city.
Simplified Text: Archaeologists estimate 15-20% of Pompeii's population died in the eruption from thermal shock.
Confidence Score: 0.900
Claim Maker: Archaeologists
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "event": "Eruption", "location": "Pompeii", "statistic": "15-20% population death" }
Subject Tags: History Demographics
UUID: 9f969a0a-e118-4d1b-be74-bcea783a6fd7
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Created: August 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM (1 year ago)
Last Updated: December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM (8 months ago)

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