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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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Jamestown
By the 1630s, Jamestown settlement was dominating the region of the eastern Virginia Peninsula.
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Troy
The city was founded on a grassy plain, on a site indicated by a patched cow.
According to Greek mythology, the city was founded by Ilos, sometimes called Ilion, son of Tros of D ...
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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.
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Mali Empire
At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in West Africa.
It greatly influenced the culture of the entire region through the spread of the empire's languages ...
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Masada
Masada was expanded by Herod the Great around 37 BC. - The fortress was one of his greatest construction successes.
In 40 BC Herod was fleeing from the Parthians (the Parthian kingdom was in ancient Iran) and Antigon ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
The last entry in Dyatlov's diary is dated January 31, 1959.
He wrote, "it is hard to believe how cozy it can be on a mountain ridge, with the penetrating howl of the wind, hundreds of kilometers from populated places."
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Axum Empire
The Aksum fleet appeared off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.
There is no conclusive evidence for this, but it is speculated that the Aksumites may have reached Australia as well.
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Medieval world
The oldest medieval university in Europe is the University of Bologna.
Founded in 1088, it originally specialized in the teaching of canon and civil law. Beginning in the ...
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Medieval world
Raubritters took advantage of the weakening of central power to spread their wings in criminal activity. They were favored by situations of struggle for the throne or interregnum.
Most of the raubritters activity took place in mountainous areas where they could easily attack from ...
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Medieval world
In the fall of 1457, in the village of Savigny, France, a pig and its six piglets were accused of murdering a five-year-old boy.
The trial included a judge, two prosecutors, a defense attorney, and eight witnesses. The pig was sentenced to death by hanging, but the piglets were acquitted despite traces of blood on their bodies.
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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 ...