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Thursday, 9 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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Masada
In 73 AD Masada, occupied by the Sicarians, was one of the last three points of resistance against the Romans.
About 1,000 people lived in the fortress, including many women and children. The defense of Masada was led by Eleazar ben Jair, who was related to Menachem.
Kyshtym disaster
Within hours of the explosion, an area of 39,000 square kilometers was contaminated.
Along the line of the radioactive footprint lay 217 settlements inhabited by more than 270,000 people.
Jamestown
Jamestown was the capital city of the Virginia Colony until 1699.
As a result of Bacon’s Rebellion, which led to the final, although not only one, burnings of the settlement, the seat of the government had moved to Williamsburg.
Ancient Sumer
We owe the Sumer the invention of the wheel.
Dyatlov Pass incident
One of the expedition's participants, Aleksandr Kolevatov, worked at Institute 3394 in Moscow.
Employees at Institute 3394 in Moscow focused on creating a nuclear shield, designing nuclear weapon ...
Troy
In 1998, UNESCO declared the city of Troy and its archaeological site a World Heritage Site.
Axum Empire
According to local accounts, around 960, a Jewish queen named Gudit (Judith) came to plunder and burn the remains of the splendor of Aksum.
Researchers discovered the remains of burnt boards and sediment on buildings during archaeological work.
Jamestown
Until the end of the 20th century, tobacco was the number-one export product of Virginia.
South American tobacco was much sweeter and quickly gained popularity in England.
Black death
An Oriental rat flea infected with plague bacteria quickly experienced a blockage of the anterior intestine due to the biofilm produced by the bacterium.
The blockage of the digestive tract increased the insect's hunger and activity. While feeding on the host, the plague bacilli entered its system and the infection spread.
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 ...