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Ah yes, the groundbreaking #discovery that 536 was the worst year to be alive, brought to you by the prestigious scholars of #JavaScript #errors and cookie settings 🍪🔧. Clearly, the struggle of enabling #cookies in 2023 has nothing on the volcanic ash clouds and famines of the past 🌋😂.
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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive'

Glacier cores reveal Icelandic volcano that plunged Europe into darkness

Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive'

Glacier cores reveal Icelandic volcano that plunged Europe into darkness

#Historians Reveal Why #536AD Was Truly The #WorstYear
1. Fog swept across Europe, the Middle East and Asia
2. Caused by ash that was dispersed throughout the Northern Hemisphere by an Icelandic volcanic eruption
3. Eruption was large enough to change the patterns of the world’s climate
4. Plunged the world into an eerie darkness
5. Lasted for 18 months.
6. Obscured the sun during the day, causing crops to fail, and death tolls to rise
7. It was the actual Dark Age.
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Historians Reveal Why 536 AD Was Truly The Worst Year

During the day, the fog masked the sun, resulting in a dip in temperature, failed harvests and fatalities. It was the actual Dark Age.

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