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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
Archaeological research has revealed that in the fertile Indus Valley, about 5,000 years ago, 5 large and over 30 smaller towns and hundreds of settlements and villages were established.
The civilization inhabiting these areas drew its wealth from the life-giving river that irrigated th ...
Medieval world
The Middle Ages is an epoch of European history that lasted from the 5th to the end of the 15th or even to the beginning of the 16th century.
The beginning of the Middle Ages is considered to be the year 476, the dethronement of Romulus Augus ...
Troy
The story of the Trojan War, one of the most famous conflicts in world history, is one of the most important elements of Western culture.
According to Greek mythology, the war broke out when Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, with the help ...
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae Gorge has gone down in history as a symbol of sacrifice, a symbol of extraordinary valor and courage.
Mohenjo-daro
Archaeologists discovered several thousand human skeletons in Mohenjo-daro.
The city was inhabited by 40,000 to 50,000 people. Their skeletons were found in buildings and on th ...
Masada
After the Roman army captured the fortress, Masada once again became a Roman border post between 73 and 111 CE.
In the following centuries, the fortress was the scene of battles during another Jewish uprising (13 ...
Ancient Sumer
The Sumer based their mathematical system on the number 60. As early as 3000 B.C., it was common to use multiplication, division, and exponentiation.
Battle of Thermopylae
The slow march of the Persian army allowed the Greeks to organize their defenses.
Military leadership in the impending clash was taken by Sparta, which headed the Peloponnesian Union ...
Jamestown
The settlement site was chosen by the Virginia Company of London.
It was far inland, with three sides surrounded by water, to minimize the threat of an attack from Sp ...
Kyshtym disaster
A radiochemical plant for plutonium separation was also erected at the complex, which was named Plant-B.
The complex was given the name "Mayak Combine" at a much later stage, when not only the number of reactors increased, but also the radiochemical plant was expanded.