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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
The group had originally planned to bypass Mount Kholat Syakhl.
Most likely, it was Igor Dyatlov who decided to change the route. To wait out the deteriorating weat ...
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Mali Empire
During the heyday of the Mali Empire, which was in the first half of the 14th century, Mansa Kankana Musa I, also known as Mansa Musa, ruled.
He was the tenth Mansa to reign from 1312 to 1337. He became famous for his expedition to Mecca and ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
One of the expedition's participants, Aleksandr Kolevatov, worked at Institute 3394 in Moscow.
Employees at Institute 3394 in Moscow focused on creating a nuclear shield, designing nuclear weapon ...
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Kyshtym disaster
A radiochemical plant for plutonium separation was also erected at the complex, which was named Plant-B.
The complex was given the name "Mayak Combine" at a much later stage, when not only the number of reactors increased, but also the radiochemical plant was expanded.
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Medieval world
The Middle Ages brought two deadly epidemics to Europe.
The first, the Plague of Justinian, struck the Old Continent between 541 and 542, when it arrived in ...
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Kyshtym disaster
The Soviets, not knowing the danger posed by radiation, disposed of radioactive waste very carelessly.
Initially, the liquid waste, which included isotopes of Cesium (Cs-137) and Strontium (Sr-90), was p ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
In 2019, the investigation resumed and focused on trying to prove the avalanche theory.
The slab avalanche theory was accepted by the Russian prosecutor's office as the official cause of t ...
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Kyshtym disaster
After significantly reducing the amount of radioactive waste poured into Techa, the Soviets began disposing of it into Lake Karachay.
The Soviets, despite the huge number of irregularities, expanded the combine by adding new reactors ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
The backbone of the Greek army was the hoplites.
They were heavy-armed infantry. Hoplites wore armor made of bronze and distinctive helmets covering ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
The march of Xerxes’ army to Attica took five months.
Due to the mountainous terrain of Greece, despite the bridges built and the rushing of warriors with whips, the Persian land forces advanced very slowly. They reached Greece in 480 BC.
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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 ...