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Friday, 4 April 2025
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
Some analyses assume that after leaving the tent, the hikers descended or ran down the slope and then lit a campfire.
The prosecutors, investigative journalists, and amateur researchers disagree on the speed at which t ...
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 city of Uruk, which played a key role in the early urbanization of the Sumer, had a population ranging between 50,000 and 80,000.
Research indicates that all residents lived in an area of ​​6 square kilometers. It was the largest ...
Mohenjo-daro
The civilization of the Indus Valley was completely unknown until the end of the 19th century - the ruins of the city remained hidden from the world for about 3,700 years.
This was due to the specific cultural conditions under which the Hindus learned about the origins of ...
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 ...
Mohenjo-daro
At its best, the Indus civilization encompassed much of what is today Pakistan and northern India.
It stretched west to the border with Iran, south to Gujarat (a state on the west coast of India) in India, and north to Bactria (an ancient region of Central Asia).
Battle of Thermopylae
Xerxes took power at the end of 486 BC.
He was encouraged to attack the Greek cities by the Pynastratids and the Thessalian Aleads. Initiall ...
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 ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
The poses in which each corpse was found are also analyzed.
The corpses found by the campfire lay side by side on their backs, had their arms crossed behind the ...
Troy
There are 33 US states with cities or towns named Troy, and ten with colleges and universities with sports teams named Trojan.