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Thursday, 18 December 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
A number of phraseological compounds used in modern vocabulary come from the Trojan legend.
These include: "Achilles' heel", "apple of discord", "Trojan horse".
Mohenjo-daro
Archaeological research has revealed that in the fertile Indus Valley, about 5,000 years ago, 5 large and over 30 smaller towns and hundreds of settlements and villages were established.
The civilization inhabiting these areas drew its wealth from the life-giving river that irrigated th ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
Another theory is the spy theory.
It assumes that the KGB or GRU agents (given the military units stationed in the area) were involved ...
Medieval world
Gunpowder was invented in China as early as the 9th century and came to Europe several hundred years later.
It most likely arrived in the Old World as a result of battles with the Mongols, who used it. Recipe ...
Masada
In the first 100 years of its existence, the fortress did not play a significant role.
Masada fortress was located in a sun-baked desert area, far from cities (about 50 km from Jerusalem) and fertile valleys, on the edge of the dry Dead Sea basin.
Kyshtym disaster
The procedure of pouring waste into the Techa continued until 1956.
More than 28,000 people lived along the river in 38 villages. For most of them, the Techa River was ...
Battle of Thermopylae
Xerxes quickly learned that the Greeks stood at Thermopylae.
He sent a single scout to inspect the Spartan encampment and, upon his return, gave an account of wh ...
Mohenjo-daro
The first excavations were carried out only in the 1920s by the English archaeologist, John Marshall.
But as early as 1856, workers building a railroad that ran along the Indus Valley encountered many f ...
Jamestown
Despite Spain and Britain being at war, once Spanish colonists discovered the British settlement, instead of engaging in conflict, they focused on eradicating the Natives and expanding their territories and influence.
There have been cases of planting Spanish spies among the residents of Jamestown, and there is histo ...
Battle of Thermopylae
On the morning of the third day of the battle, Leonidas learned from fugitives and scouts that the Persians had discovered a secret path.
The Persian army tightened the noose around the Greeks. The king of Sparta realized that by fighting ...