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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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Ancient Sumer
The most characteristic buildings of the Sumer civilization were ziggurats.
These are temple buildings with a stepped terrace structure. Currently, the best-preserved is the Ziggurat of Ur - built around 2100 B.C. Originally it was 21 meters high.
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Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro was built in the 26th century B.C.
It was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization, which developed around 3000 B.C. from prehistoric Indus culture.
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Kyshtym disaster
Some 5000 people in the first 72 hours were irradiated with doses ranging from 460 to nearly 1000 mSv.
At the same time as external radiation, the process of irradiation continued continuously from withi ...
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Mali Empire
The Mali Empire maintained a semi-professional, full-time army to defend its borders. It was a well-organized army with an elite corps of horsemen and infantry in each battalion. The entire nation was mobilized, and each clan was required to provide a certain number of soldiers of fighting age.
The army consisted of 100,000 soldiers, of which 10,000 were cavalry. In addition to weapons, it was ...
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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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Medieval world
Islam was born in the early Middle Ages.
The exact time frame is not clear, but it is known that Muhammad, the founder and prophet of Islam, ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
The battle of Thermopylae had little impact on the fate of the war.
The Spartans lost, but dealt a big blow to Xerxes, showing their strength, boosting the morale of th ...
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Jamestown
Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676-1677 was the most serious conflict between the colonists and royal authority.
The governor had constantly refused military aid to a planter named Nathaniel Bacon to expel the Nat ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
The expedition was scheduled to begin on January 23, 1959.
In addition to the desire to conquer one of the most difficult mountain routes, the expedition also ...
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Kyshtym disaster
The Soviets decided to produce plutonium 239, with which they wanted to replace uranium 235.
It takes one ton of uranium to produce 500 grams of weapons-grade plutonium (plutonium 239), and 5-1 ...
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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 ...