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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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Dyatlov Pass incident
Dyatlov planned to climb the Otorten and Ojka-Czakur peaks in the Northern Urals.
Otorten was a gentle peak of Mount Kholat Syakhl but had never been climbed in winter conditions. Th ...
Troy
On 14 June 1873, Schliemann discovered the so-called treasure of Priam.
The treasure consisted of 8833 pieces of gold, silver, electron (an alloy of gold and silver with a ...
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.
Mohenjo-daro
The Indus Civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
It is believed that it developed parallel to the culture of ancient Egypt, although it is possible t ...
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) ...
Medieval world
Those who think of the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages are mistaken.
Even as Europe was experiencing hard times between the 6th and 8th centuries, the Arab world was dev ...
Mali Empire
Sundiata had three sons who were heirs to the throne of the Mali Empire.
They were: Mansa Wali Keita, Ouati Keita, and Khalifa Keita. The most famous West African ruler of the empire, Mansa Musa, was Sundiata's grandson.
Battle of Thermopylae
The weak point in the defense was the mountain path that could be taken around the Thermopylae isthmus.
Leonidas knew that there was a path through the oak-covered slopes of the gorge that could be used t ...
Axum Empire
The Aksumites traded ivory, rubber, silk, spices, turtle shells, salt, gold, emeralds, precious metals, and steel.
Their land was fertile, so they produced much food, with the surplus being exported deep into Africa.
Troy
Archaeological work carried out on Hisarlik hill has led to the discovery of the remains of as many as nine cities.
The cities built on the hill were destroyed and rebuilt on the same site.