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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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Masada
In 2001, the palace - fortress of Masada was included in the list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage UNESCO sites.
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Dyatlov Pass incident
One hypothesis was that there had been an explosion in the area where the expedition participants were found.
The argument in support of this thesis was the condition of Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolle's skull and s ...
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Jamestown
There were no female settlers.
All colonists were either men or young boys. There are suggestions that women were reluctant to immigrate overseas with the initial group of colonists, and thus first female settlers arrived in 1608.
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Kyshtym disaster
A decision was made to resettle villagers within a radius of about 130 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of the blast.
Approximately 12,000 people lived in the evacuation area, and roughly 2000 in the area of the highes ...
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Jamestown
Since 2022, Jamestown has been listed as one of the country’s most endangered historic places in the U.S.
Frequent flooding, caused by rising sea levels, and the general location of the settlement, affects this still active dig site, and its treasures.
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Battle of Thermopylae
Shortly before the battle, Leonidas turned for a prophecy to the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
An oracle was called a sacred place where the gods, through the intermediary of priests, foretold th ...
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Kyshtym disaster
Stalin's original order set the completion date for November 7, 1947, the 30th anniversary of the October Revolution.
The October Revolution was an armed coup by the Bolsheviks in the Russian Republic in 1917 that led ...
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Ancient Sumer
They appeared in Mesopotamia between 5,000 and 4,000 B.C.
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Black death
To date, the source of the outbreak has not been identified.
The plague is thought to have arrived in Europe from eastern or central Asia. The first documented c ...
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Black death
Medieval Europe was powerless against disease. Its origin was attributed to supernatural phenomena.
It was theorized that "bad air," contaminated by the conjunction of planets, was responsible for the ...
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39 facts about Dyatlov Pass incident
39 facts about Dyatlov Pass incident
Mysterious tragedy in the Ural mountains
The case of a group of students at the Ural Polytechnical Institute in Sverdlovsk continues to arouse great interest and raise many questions. A group ...
31 facts about Battle of Thermopylae
31 facts about Battle of Thermopylae
Stand to gain
One of the most famous invasions in the history of the ancient world. In the narrow isthmus of Thermopylae, the proud Spartans put up a fierce resista ...
25 facts about Troy
25 facts about Troy
A forgotten ancient city returned to history from mythology
Troy is a famous ancient city, best known for the war described by Homer.  There were many settlements in its area, which fell into decline only to be ...
21 facts about Mali Empire
21 facts about Mali Empire
The medieval state of the Mandé peoples
The origins of Mali's empire date back to the early 13th century, when the country's first ruler won a victory at the Battle of Kuolikoro and took con ...
15 facts about Black death
15 facts about Black death
The Great Plague
Although the disease produced black necrotic tissue, people living at the time of the pandemic referred to it as "the great plague," "the great scourg ...
25 facts about Medieval world
25 facts about Medieval world
Despite appearances, it was a colorful and dynamic period of world history
Many people imagine the Middle Ages as a time of total asceticism, lack of education and extreme piety. In reality, it was a time of political intrigu ...
19 facts about Masada
19 facts about Masada
Masada is Israel's Thermopylae, a symbol of heroic resistance to the very end
The ancient fortress located on the Dead Sea was the site of bloody battles between Jewish insurgents and the Romans. The Zealots' attitude in defendi ...
32 facts about Jamestown
32 facts about Jamestown
The first permanent British colony in New World
Although it has not been the first attempt to establish a colony in North America, Jamestown is the first permanent British settlement in the present ...
26 facts about Mohenjo-daro
26 facts about Mohenjo-daro
The mound of the dead men
More than five thousand years ago, in the Indus Valley (now Pakistan), there was a mysterious civilization, called the Indus Civilization. It was one ...
18 facts about ancient Sumer
18 facts about ancient Sumer
The mysterious people of antiquity
We know little about them, but what we have established makes you dizzy. A people of unknown origin who created a civilization that was the cradle of ...
20 facts about Axum Empire
20 facts about Axum Empire
One of the most advanced ancient civilizations
The Axum Empire was one of the most remarkable powers of the ancient world. Located in the northern part of modern Ethiopia and Eritrea, it once domin ...