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Friday, 2 January 2026
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
It is likely that climate changes in the region were responsible for the development of the plague in Asia.
Increasing droughts caused the rodents living there to seek food sources closer to human settlements ...
Kyshtym disaster
Nine years after the catastrophe, the East Ural Nature Reserve was established in the zone of radioactive contamination.
The area of the reserve is 166.16 square kilometers. On its territory, the radiation index is still ...
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.
Masada
In 6 AD Masada was occupied by the Romans - it served as a border watchtower.
A garrison of Roman soldiers was stationed there.
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.
Mohenjo-daro
The main cities of this civilization—Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are characterized by very regular buildings.
Cities were built in a planned manner, with buildings arranged on a grid plan - the streets were per ...
Ancient Sumer
The Sumer left behind the oldest medical textbook, dating back to around 2,200 BC.
Medicine was one of the most highly developed scientific fields of the Sumer civilization.
Dyatlov Pass incident
During the search, a map was drawn up, on which all the critical points were located.
We learn from it that at a distance of about 1.5 kilometers from the tent down the slope there was a ...
Troy
Archaeological work carried out on Hisarlik hill has led to the discovery of the remains of as many as nine cities.
The cities built on the hill were destroyed and rebuilt on the same site.
Battle of Thermopylae
The Persian army was predominantly light-armed infantry.
Soldiers were equipped with a simple long sword (akinakes), a short spear, and a bow, which, along w ...