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In 1943, the Parícutin volcano famously began erupting suddenly in Michoacán. Where did it first emerge?

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Correct answer: In a cornfield

Parícutin is famous because scientists were able to document its entire life cycle from birth. A Purépecha farmer named Dionisio Pulido first noticed a hot crack opening in his cornfield. Within a week, the volcano grew to the height of a five-story building, eventually burying two entire villages. Photo: Karla Yannín Alcázar Quintero (photographer), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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