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TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakotoa which killed 36,417 people was so loud it was heard 4800KM away and the sound wave travelled the earth over 3 times (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It also lead to the invention science fiction and the bicycle

Edit: I'm an idiot, I confused Mt Krakatoa (eruption 1883) with Mt Tambora (eruption 1815). I sometimes just get my Indonesian super eruptions of the 19th century confused.

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

It invented the question mark.

[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

And would sometimes accuse chestnuts of being lazy?

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago

It did? Wikipedia lists it to have been around for way longer, even the modern style seems to predate the eruption

[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Wooooosh!

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