Lumia 900 - WEIRD - Hairline Crack appeared out of...

First let me start by telling:
- I take amazing care of my phone and I DID NOT dropped the phone and neither did anyone else in my family
- I always make sure that I don't even keep my car keys or wallet in the same pocket as the phone
- I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY LUMIA (best phone I ever bought....it is gorgeous and it works ...all the time)
The only thing I think that could have caused this is direct sunlight. Yesterday while coming back from work I had the phone on passenger seat and once I reached home after 20 mins I realized it may have been under direct sunlight ( it was a beautiful day....)
Then all of a sudden after a few hours I noticed this hairline crack and have been extremely puzzled...
Called Nokia Support and they gave me a reference number and asked me to sent it for repair.....
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OUCH I hope you get that thing fixed.
Nokia phones (Owned 1999-Now):
5110, 3390, 3520, 6230, 6682, N72, 5800 XM , Lumia 800, Lumia 900 (Currently owned)

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    OK, so I've calmed down a bit and now realize some detailed explanation of the issue could help to identify it more than ranting.  So, here are the usage conditions and symptoms I noticed when I got into this battry drain, laggy, warm phone situation.
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    Moderators notes: Inaccurate information removed.

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