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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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Mohenjo-daro
A rainstorm that hit Pakistan in the second half of 2022 caused damage to Mohenjo-daro.
The outer walls of the city were severely damaged as a result of historic downpours. It is estimated that the repair of the facility could cost approximately $45 million.
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Masada
In 6 AD Masada was occupied by the Romans - it served as a border watchtower.
A garrison of Roman soldiers was stationed there.
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Jamestown
The relationship between the inhabitants of Jamestown and Powhatans was mixed from the beginning.
During the first crucial months, Chief Wahunsenacawh, commonly referred to as Chief Powhatan, suppor ...
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Axum Empire
The Aksumites traded ivory, rubber, silk, spices, turtle shells, salt, gold, emeralds, precious metals, and steel.
Their land was fertile, so they produced much food, with the surplus being exported deep into Africa.
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Jamestown
Despite Spain and Britain being at war, once Spanish colonists discovered the British settlement, instead of engaging in conflict, they focused on eradicating the Natives and expanding their territories and influence.
There have been cases of planting Spanish spies among the residents of Jamestown, and there is histo ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
The theory also explains why investigators failed to establish the truth.
Further strands of this theory assumed that search groups had been infiltrated. Their members skillfully diverted attention from certain traces, and obliterated some of them.
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Troy
The city was founded on a grassy plain, on a site indicated by a patched cow.
According to Greek mythology, the city was founded by Ilos, sometimes called Ilion, son of Tros of D ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
Yuri Doroshenko and Georgy Yuri Krivonishchenko were found in just their underwear.
The cause of death for both was hypothermia. According to the official autopsy report, both had fros ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
On Xerxes’ orders, the Medes and Elamite troops were the first to strike.
They were tasked with a frontal attack on the Greek positions. This first attack was bloodily repuls ...
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Ancient Sumer
The most characteristic buildings of the Sumer civilization were ziggurats.
These are temple buildings with a stepped terrace structure. Currently, the best-preserved is the Ziggurat of Ur - built around 2100 B.C. Originally it was 21 meters high.
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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 ...