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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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Battle of Thermopylae
After the defeat suffered at the hands of the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, the Persians began planning another expedition against the Greek city-states (polis).
Planning for another invasion was started by King Darius I, who this time decided to lead the expedi ...
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Kyshtym disaster
Igor Kurchatov became the scientific director of the Soviet scientific program.
Kurchatov was a nuclear physicist. He is considered the father of the Soviet atom.
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Masada
After the Roman army captured the fortress, Masada once again became a Roman border post between 73 and 111 CE.
In the following centuries, the fortress was the scene of battles during another Jewish uprising (13 ...
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Kyshtym disaster
Stalin's original order set the completion date for November 7, 1947, the 30th anniversary of the October Revolution.
The October Revolution was an armed coup by the Bolsheviks in the Russian Republic in 1917 that led ...
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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
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.
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Dyatlov Pass incident
Yuri Doroshenko and Georgy Yuri Krivonishchenko were found in just their underwear.
The cause of death for both was hypothermia. According to the official autopsy report, both had fros ...
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Mali Empire
Under Mansa Musa, the center of writing was in Timbuktu.
Timbuktu is a city in Mali, on the Niger River. Founded in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, f ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
Autopsies of the four hikers found in the ravine showed the most severe injuries.
In addition to several surprising injuries that occurred while the victims were alive, numerous chan ...
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Kyshtym disaster
The first plutonium bomb test was conducted on August 29, 1949.
The RDS-1 bomb was detonated at the Semipalatinsk atomic training ground, with an explosive power of approximately 22 kilotons. It was a faithful copy of the Fat Man bomb detonated over Nagasaki.
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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 ...