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42 facts about Kyshtym disaster
42 facts about Kyshtym disaster
The first nuclear accident in Earth's history
Before information about it saw the light of day, the Soviets hid it for over 30 years. The explosion at the Mayak combine was the first nuclear accid ...

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Black death
Through maritime trade routes, the plague first reached the Mediterranean region, from where it spread to coastal cities.
From there, it spread to central and northern Europe in the following years, mainly via flies. In th ...
Mohenjo-daro
The area of ​​Mohenjo-daro is estimated at 300 ha, and the population at its peak at 40,000 people.
The size of the city and the availability of buildings suggest a high level of social organization. ...
Kyshtym disaster
On a seven-point scale for assessing the impact of radiation events, the Kyshtym disaster earned a level six - major accident.
It is now considered the third most serious nuclear disaster, behind Chernobyl and Fukushima. Howeve ...
Black death
It was the second plague epidemic to sweep through Europe.
The first was the Justinian Plague, which broke out in 451 and continued in successive waves until t ...
Mali Empire
Sundiata was not an absolute ruler, as the title he used might suggest, although he had universal power in the empire.
The Mali Empire was probably a federation in which each tribe had a representative on the council. T ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
The group originally consisted of nine people.
They were Igor Dyatlov (23 years old), Yuri Yudin (21 years old), Zinaida Kolmogorova (22 years old) ...
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire existed in West Africa from 1235 to 1645.
It was centered around the Manding region (between southern Mali and eastern Guinea). It encompassed most of the western part of the Sudan region - a historical and geographical land in Africa.
Jamestown
Until the end of the 20th century, tobacco was the number-one export product of Virginia.
South American tobacco was much sweeter and quickly gained popularity in England.
Battle of Thermopylae
According to Herodotus’ account, after the battle, the Greeks erected a lion-shaped stone monument to the fallen heroes, as well as three stelae with mournful epigrams dedicated to Leonidas, Megistias (the only civilian participant in the battle), and the other fallen.
Dyatlov Pass incident
One of the expedition's participants, Aleksandr Kolevatov, worked at Institute 3394 in Moscow.
Employees at Institute 3394 in Moscow focused on creating a nuclear shield, designing nuclear weapon ...