Radioactive Capsule Causes Deaths

In 1962, a 10-year-old boy in Mexico City discovered a radioactive capsule and unknowingly brought it home, keeping it in a kitchen cabinet. He died 38 days later. His pregnant mother passed away three months after, followed by his two-year-old sister a month later. The father survived, leading authorities to finally uncover the radioactive source.

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