Whether to impress a sexy person (or just because we really wanted that special-edition dabbing Minion from the claw machine at the bowling alley), we've all done dumb things for dumb reasons. Still, the worst that happened is an embarrassing conversation with an emergency medical responder. It's unlikely our idiotic actions caused catastrophe on a city-wide, industry-wide, or even global scale. The same can't be said for the fallout when ...
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A Nuclear Disaster Was Traced Back To Some Morons Who Thought Cesium Looked Cool
In 1985, a chemotherapy clinic in Goiania, Brazil moved offices, leaving behind an outdated cesium-based radioactive device. Already, we're not off to a great start: leaving radioactive materials just lying around is a fairly major no-no. Since the building was left abandoned, it soon became a popular squat for homeless people living on the outskirts of the city. Think you know where this is going? We promise, you don't.
