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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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Medieval world
The strangest medieval footwear comes from Cracow in Poland. These shoes are, of course, crakows, flat with a short shaft and a ridiculously long toe.
They came on the market around 1330 and became incredibly popular in Western Europe, where they were ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Axum Empire
The Aksumites traded ivory, rubber, silk, spices, turtle shells, salt, gold, emeralds, precious metals, and steel.
Their land was fertile, so they produced much food, with the surplus being exported deep into Africa.
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Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas ordered his soldiers to fight to the end.
According to the account of Plutarch (one of the greatest writers of ancient Greece, philosopher, hi ...
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Kyshtym disaster
After the successful test of the plutonium bomb, the Mayak combine began to develop intensively.
The number of reactors was increased, and consequently, the rate and amount of weapons-grade plutoni ...
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Mohenjo-daro
The main cities of this civilization—Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are characterized by very regular buildings.
Cities were built in a planned manner, with buildings arranged on a grid plan - the streets were per ...
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Ancient Sumer
One of the most famous writings of the Sumer is the Sumerian King List, also known as the Chronicle of the One Monarchy.
It was written at the end of the third millennium B.C. and contains a list of the kings and dynastie ...
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Kyshtym disaster
At the same time as the construction of the Mayak complex, work was being carried out on a workers' settlement - the town of Ozyorsk.
Initially, the town was called Base-10 (until 1954), Chelyabinsk-40 (until 1966), and Chelyabinsk-65 ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae Gorge has gone down in history as a symbol of sacrifice, a symbol of extraordinary valor and courage.
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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 ...