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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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Axum Empire
From the sixth century, the gradual decline of the Axum began.
The empire got into numerous wars with the Persians and various kingdoms of the Arabian Peninsula. W ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
According to Herodotus, the army led by Xerxes numbered five million two hundred and eighty-three thousand men – including a battle-worthy two million six hundred and forty thousand.
Such a large throng of people (as well as accompanying animals), even under today’s conditions, woul ...
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Axum Empire
In the middle of the 4th century (probably about 325 AD), during the reign of Ezana, Christianity was adopted in Aksum. It was caused by the influence of the Syrian merchants.
Axum became the second country in the world to adopt Christianity. The first was Armenia in 301 and the third was Roman Empire in 392.
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Jamestown
Pocahontas was a nickname given to an Indian girl named Matoaka by her parents in childhood.
It means a “playful one.” Matoaka was the daughter of the leader of Powhatans living nearby Jamestow ...
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Mali Empire
Sundiata Kaita died in 1255, probably by drowning.
However, tradition says that he died crossing the Sankarani River, where a reliquary still stands today.
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Jamestown
The Powhatans lifted the siege in the spring of 1610 when the famine and diseases decimated the colony.
The number of colonists dropped by more than half. Historians state that the Powhatans allowed the remaining settlers to plant crops and rebuild what was lost.
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Troy
As the main sources for the course of the Trojan War are only the works of Homer, it is impossible to determine the actual events of the Trojan conflict. 
To this day, scholars argue about whether the war actually took place.
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Mali Empire
In 1235, at the Battle of Koulikoro, Sudiata Kaita defeated the armies of the Soso state, which allowed him to control the trans-Saharan trade routes.
Five years later he conquered the kingdom of Ghana, gaining access to rich gold and salt deposits. I ...
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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 ...
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Black death
Both travelers and national minorities were blamed for the spread of the epidemic.
Beggars, lepers, Jews, and visitors from distant lands were the most frequent targets of the angry crowds.
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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 ...