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TIL the 1600 Huaynaputina eruption was the largest ever recorded in South America. Its profound impact on Earth's climate led to the worst famine of Russian history, as well as floods, cold waves, and famines worldwide. It might even have contributed to the onset of the Little Ice Age

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