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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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Kyshtym disaster
After measuring the level of radiation, the foremen notified the military command.
Due to the lack of authority, no order was given to evacuate the workers and employees of the combin ...
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Mali Empire
Mansa Musa is considered to be one of the richest people in history, although an accurate estimate of his wealth is impossible. It is believed that his fortune may have been around $400 billion (according to Forbes, Bill Gates' fortune is around $79 billion).
During Musa's reign, the Mali Empire was probably the largest gold producer in the world, and his em ...
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Axum Empire
They were able to construct merchant ships (large for the time) that sailed on many waters in different parts of the globe.
Their knowledge of geography and navigation allowed them to reach Tanzania and Seychelles, where aro ...
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Ancient Sumer
In order to take advantage of the fertile lands they inhabited, the Sumer invented the plow.
It is also suspected they developed an irrigation system.
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Jamestown
The war lasted for the next ten years.
It is known as the Second Anglo-Powhatan War. As usual, the Powhatans withdrew after several months, ...
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Medieval world
The medieval revision of the calendar and the introduction of anno Domini.
Before the year 525, the years were counted from the foundation of Rome, according to the rules of t ...
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Troy
Troy III, IV and V existed from 2200 to 1700 BC. 
During this period the city developed gradually. Archaeological finds indicate trade links between Troy and early Greek city-states, including Mycenae.
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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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Kyshtym disaster
At the epicenter of the explosion, contamination exceeded 1,000 X-rays per hour (1,000 R/h), or 10,000 millisieverts per hour (mSv/h).
Within 100 meters of the blast's epicenter, gamma radiation exceeded 360 R/h, exceeding the annual n ...
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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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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 ...