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Wednesday, 8 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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Troy
In 1998, UNESCO declared the city of Troy and its archaeological site a World Heritage Site.
Axum Empire
Axum was a well-organized center where education flourished.
The Aksumites had extensive knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.
Mohenjo-daro
One of the large buildings in Mohenjo-daro has been identified as the “Great Granary”.
There were separate rooms that could have been grain storage facilities, equipped with air ducts for ...
Ancient Sumer
The cities of Sumer were administratively divided into states ruled by governors (Ensi) or kings (Lugal).
In each city-state, there was a temple of one deity professed by the Sumer.
Medieval world
Contrary to popular belief, witch hunting was not popular in the Middle Ages.
Sure, a few witch trials during this period, but most witch trials took place between the 15th and 1 ...
Masada
Today Masada is a popular tourist destination.
The top of the plateau can be reached by a cable car or by a hollowed-out path through the rock. To this day, Masada is shrouded in legends and mysteries that have accumulated over the centuries.
Troy
Troy VI, which existed between 1700 and 1300 BC, was already a large city with strong fortifications.
Archaeological excavations show that it had a citadel. The stone walls were almost 5 metres thick an ...
Battle of Thermopylae
The Greek army totaled 7200 warriors.
According to Herodotus, the Greek army consisted of 300 Spartan hoplites and 1000 light-armed Perioe ...
Axum Empire
The largest stele, about 30 meters high and weighing over 500 tons, lies in ruins. It was probably damaged during construction.
It is considered the tallest monolithic stele built by the ancients, surpassing the Egyptian obelisk ...
Mohenjo-daro
At its best, the Indus civilization encompassed much of what is today Pakistan and northern India.
It stretched west to the border with Iran, south to Gujarat (a state on the west coast of India) in India, and north to Bactria (an ancient region of Central Asia).