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Mount Vesuvius' Eruptions

       In Naples, Italy Mount Vesuvius' eruptions have killed over 20,000 people. Nobody knows why it is erupting but it has erupted 20 times from AD 79 to 2008. Its first eruption in AD 79 is what made it famous, its most recent eruption was in 1944. It erupted six times in the 18th century and eight times in the 19th century. Mount Vesuvius is said to erupt every 20 years.