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Subject:	How many died at (or after) Chernobyl (Was: Re: Who said TLC forgot their heritage?)
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Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2001 02:27:45 GMT
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"Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> wrote in message news:Gp0tqn.BLJ@lugnet.com... > I know some of us have said that TLC needs to look at their past. • Browsing > around lego.com, I came across this interesting page: > > http://www.lego.com/build/features/capsule/1986/default.asp I think this is a great portion of the Lego site but there was one fact that confused me. It states that a total of 8000 people died in Chernobyl. I must admit that I never really knew the death toll before. Looking around on the web it seems the usual figure I come to is about 40 deaths total. Anyone know? -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/ | My website - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/ | BrickBay Store - http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer

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		Re: How many died at (or after) Chernobyl (Was: Re: Who said TLC forgot their heritage?)
(...) The usual figure given out is ~60 or so. That was _direct_ radiation deaths. The other death totals (indirect) are very much larger, and not really known/knowable. I would say that 8K is a reasonable "estimate" of deaths caused directly by (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Who said TLC forgot their heritage?
I know some of us have said that TLC needs to look at their past. Browsing around lego.com, I came across this interesting page: (URL) on each of the sets on the right, and you get a neat description. Clearly, these were written for the younger (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)

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