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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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Battle of Thermopylae
Despite the encirclement, Leonidas remained on the battlefield, sending back most of his troops.
Based on Herodotus’ account, it can be surmised that Leonidas, realizing the hopeless situation of t ...
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Jamestown
In 1619, the first Africans were forcibly shipped to work in tobacco fields in Virginia.
Those were not the first enslaved Africans brought to North America, however. The Spanish shipped them to their colony, San Agustin, established on September 8th, 1565.
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Axum Empire
The Aksum fleet appeared off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.
There is no conclusive evidence for this, but it is speculated that the Aksumites may have reached Australia as well.
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Masada
After its expansion, Masada was regarded as the most powerful of all the fortresses in Judea.
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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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Dyatlov Pass incident
Many supporters, mainly among Russians, have a theory that assumes the death of tourists as a result of an unfortunate accident.
The area in the Otorten Peak region was rich in mineral deposits, mined with dynamite. The extractio ...
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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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Troy
Troy VII, which existed from 1300 to 950 BC, is the rebuilt Troy VI.  
It is likely that some of the buildings that survived the disaster were used to rebuild the city. Th ...
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Mohenjo-daro
The main cities of this civilization—Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are characterized by very regular buildings.
Cities were built in a planned manner, with buildings arranged on a grid plan - the streets were per ...
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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 ...