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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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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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Troy
As the main sources for the course of the Trojan War are only the works of Homer, it is impossible to determine the actual events of the Trojan conflict. 
To this day, scholars argue about whether the war actually took place.
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Mohenjo-daro
The Indus Civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
It is believed that it developed parallel to the culture of ancient Egypt, although it is possible t ...
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Axum Empire
Between the 9th and 10th centuries, the remains of Axum collapsed.
The empire, already in ruins, was constantly invaded by many tribes from African lands.
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Battle of Thermopylae
According to Herodotus, the army led by Xerxes numbered five million two hundred and eighty-three thousand men – including a battle-worthy two million six hundred and forty thousand.
Such a large throng of people (as well as accompanying animals), even under today’s conditions, woul ...
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Ancient Sumer
The Sumer civilization is considered the first civilization on Earth.
It is assumed that the peak of the development of their civilization was in the years 3 750 - 2 004 B.C.
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Dyatlov Pass incident
Dyatlov's morbid ambition does not convince analysts of the February 1959 event.
Opinions of Dyatlov's acquaintances and friends vary dramatically - some point out that he was a ver ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
Of the nine participants, three graduates worked on the secret Soviet atom research program.
Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolle and Georgy Yuri Krivonishchenko were employed at the secret Mayak atomic ...
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Dyatlov Pass incident
An indisputable fact is that numerous items were found and the general area where the tragedy took place was outlined.
On February 26, 1959, the tourists' tent was found with the participants' jackets and footwear insid ...
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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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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 ...