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People won't stop searching 'My eyes hurt' on Google after solar eclipse

Google searches reveal people in and around the path of totality are experiencing eye pain.

The last total solar eclipse to cover the continental U.S. came and went earlier today, April 8, and it left behind a massive amount of people reporting eye pain. (Image credit: Future / Google Trends)Breaking it down by state, searchers were highest in Vermont, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Separately, a last-minute recall exposed that some protective eclipse glasses were "potentially failing to meet safety standards."

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