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TIL: In 774–775 CE, Earth was hit by an extreme burst of cosmic radiation that caused a global spike in carbon-14 recorded in tree rings. Known as a Miyake event, it’s now used by scientists as a precise time marker—helping confirm events like Vikings reaching North America in 1021 CE.

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