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TIL that In 1815, the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia caused "The Year Without a Summer." Global temperatures plummeted, leading to widespread crop failures and famine. The gloomy weather also inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein while stuck indoors during the volcanic winter.

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