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Tuesday, 14 October 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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Medieval world
The Middle Ages were also the time of the Crusades. They were originally intended to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim hands, although political pressures sometimes took them in surprising directions.
The First Crusade was the only de facto successful expedition. Launched by Pope Urban in 1096, it re ...
Black death
It is likely that climate changes in the region were responsible for the development of the plague in Asia.
Increasing droughts caused the rodents living there to seek food sources closer to human settlements ...
Masada
In the 19th century, the abandoned ruins of Masada attracted the interest of archaeologists. Thanks to archaeological work in 1955-1956 and 1963-1965, the remains of the fortress became one of the most attractive tourist sites in Israel.
The Western Palace, with its wall paintings and mosaics and one of the largest bathhouses in the Mid ...
Axum Empire
The Aksum fleet appeared off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.
There is no conclusive evidence for this, but it is speculated that the Aksumites may have reached Australia as well.
Dyatlov Pass incident
The initiator of the 1959 expedition was Igor Dyatlov.
Dyatlov was a final-year student at the Radio Technical Department of the Ural Polytechnical Institu ...
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 ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
Dyatlov's morbid ambition does not convince analysts of the February 1959 event.
Opinions of Dyatlov's acquaintances and friends vary dramatically - some point out that he was a ver ...
Kyshtym disaster
As a result of the explosion, the cooling system of the remaining radioactive waste tanks was damaged.
A meter-long mound of earth was prepared at the epicenter of the explosion. Then Soviets drilled int ...
Mali Empire
By the end of Musa's reign, Sankore University had become an institution with a full academic staff and the largest collection of books in Africa since the Library of Alexandria.
The university had one of the largest libraries in the world with approximately one million manuscripts.
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 ...