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TIL that on June 5th, 1967, a cook on a fishing boat south of Iceland saw a column of smoke in the distance. Moving to assist, the crew approached only to find that it was a volcanic eruption in t... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL that on June 5th, 1967, a cook on a fishing boat south of Iceland saw a column of smoke in the distance. Moving to assist, the crew approached only to find that it was a volcanic eruption in the middle of the ocean. The eruption lasted 7 months, resulting in the creation of a new island, Surtsey

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