Over the last century, the compound ammonium nitrate has been involved in at least 30 disasters and terrorist attacks.
Ammonium nitrate is used in things like fertilizer.
Under normal circumstances, it is totally harmless.
So, what makes ammonium nitrate turn deadly?
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