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Friday, 27 February 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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Mali Empire
In the 14th century, Timbuktu was the richest city in the world, with a university and a rich collection of books. In the 14th century, Timbuktu had five times the population of London at that time.
During Musa's reign, Timbuktu became a center of learning and culture, attracting scholars from the ...
Jamestown
A month after settling in North America, Jamestown was well fortified and safe from any potential attacks from the Powhatan.
When the fortifications were completed, Captain Christopher Newport sailed back to England to gather more supplies for colonists.
Troy
Troy III, IV and V existed from 2200 to 1700 BC. 
During this period the city developed gradually. Archaeological finds indicate trade links between Troy and early Greek city-states, including Mycenae.
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) ...
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.
Masada
The night before the final Roman attack, Eleazar ben Jair, who commanded the defense, encouraged the fighters to commit suicide, to which they agreed.
This was an expression of despair, but also of great pride and courage in the face of inevitable def ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
Another theory is the spy theory.
It assumes that the KGB or GRU agents (given the military units stationed in the area) were involved ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
Autopsies of the four hikers found in the ravine showed the most severe injuries.
In addition to several surprising injuries that occurred while the victims were alive, numerous chan ...
Kyshtym disaster
Irregularities were becoming more frequent at the combine itself.
Metal liquid waste tanks with a capacity of 300 cubic meters were located inside a cylinder made of ...
Mohenjo-daro
Compared to other civilizations from that period (i.e., Egypt, Mesopotamia), Mohenjo-daro is distinguished by the number of wells - one well for three houses.
Archaeological excavations so far have revealed the existence of over 700 wells, together with a dra ...