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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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Dyatlov Pass incident
The theory with agents clarifies numerous threads in the Dyatlov Pass tragedy.
Researchers believe that the campfire under the tree was lit by agents, who then led the Dyatlov gro ...
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Kyshtym disaster
After measuring the level of radiation, the foremen notified the military command.
Due to the lack of authority, no order was given to evacuate the workers and employees of the combin ...
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Axum Empire
Axum was a well-organized center where education flourished.
The Aksumites had extensive knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.
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Ancient Sumer
They appeared in Mesopotamia between 5,000 and 4,000 B.C.
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Troy
Troy IX existed from 85 BC to 500 AD. It was called Ilium.
It was a Hellenistic-Roman city. The most interesting discoveries from this period are the ruins of ...
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Medieval world
Not all people in the Middle Ages were pious and God-fearing.
Of course, many people believed in God, prayed fervently, participated in religious rites, and even ...
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Troy
Troy VII, which existed from 1300 to 950 BC, is the rebuilt Troy VI.  
It is likely that some of the buildings that survived the disaster were used to rebuild the city. Th ...
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Medieval world
Vikings did not wear horned helmets. Such a vision of the Scandinavian warriors only came into existence in the 19th century thanks to the painters of that time who colored the figures of the invaders in this way.
To this day, archaeologists have not found a single Viking helmet with horns. As a rule, Vikings wore no helmets at all or simple conical helmets made of leather or iron.
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Dyatlov Pass incident
It is said of Igor Dyatlov that he took an overly ambitious approach to the Otorten expedition.
Dyatlov was an experienced tourist belonging to the Ural Polytechnical Tourism Section. He had repea ...
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Kyshtym disaster
The Soviets decided to produce plutonium 239, with which they wanted to replace uranium 235.
It takes one ton of uranium to produce 500 grams of weapons-grade plutonium (plutonium 239), and 5-1 ...
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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 ...