History

The Soviets learned that uranium 235 was required to cause a nuclear explosion.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Troy fell into decline and was gradually forgotten. 

The last major series of excavations were carried out between 1964 and 1965.

The history of the city dates back to 3000 BC.

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.

Archaeological work carried out on Hisarlik hill has led to the discovery of the remains of as many as nine cities.

The Middle Ages were also a time of great chivalric battles. Some of them decided the fate of countries for centuries to come.

Until the end of the 20th century, tobacco was the number-one export product of Virginia.

The story of the so-called "Kyshtym Dwarf" is also connected with the Kyshtym disaster.

At the epicenter of the explosion, contamination exceeded 1,000 X-rays per hour (1,000 R/h), or 10,000 millisieverts per hour (mSv/h).