The list of the biggest volcanoes in popular consciousness isn’t very long — Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, Krakatoa … and that’s about it. Which is why it’s so strange that the biggest volcano ever isn’t on that list. Especially since it’s responsible for so much of modern culture.

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