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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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Axum Empire
According to Ethiopian church tradition, the Ark of the Covenant is kept in the Chapel of the Tablets in Axum, the capital of the former empire.
In line with the 14th-century accounts, Menelik I-Ebna la-Hakim (10th century BC), the first king of ...
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Battle of Thermopylae
On the second day of fighting, the Greek Ephialtes revealed to Xerxes that there was a mountain path that could be used to bypass the Greek positions and get to their rear.
Also on the following day, the narrow Thermopylae isthmus was getting in the way of the Persian army ...
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Black death
Even after the plague was defeated, it reappeared in various regions of Europe with varying degrees of intensity.
After the period of great geographical discoveries, the range of the Black Death also increased, causing local outbreaks of the disease around the world as late as the early 19th century.
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Kyshtym disaster
Information about the Mayak explosion reached the public in 1992.
The person responsible for providing this information was prosecutor Lev Ivanov, who was investigati ...
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Mali Empire
It was founded by Sundiata Keita, who later became King Mansa, which in the Mande language means king of kings.
Sundiata is also known as Sogolon Djata (the name Sogolon is borrowed from his mother, the "Buffalo Woman," so called because of her ugliness and hump).
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Battle of Thermopylae
The march of Xerxes’ army to Attica took five months.
Due to the mountainous terrain of Greece, despite the bridges built and the rushing of warriors with whips, the Persian land forces advanced very slowly. They reached Greece in 480 BC.
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Masada
The night before the final Roman attack, Eleazar ben Jair, who commanded the defense, encouraged the fighters to commit suicide, to which they agreed.
This was an expression of despair, but also of great pride and courage in the face of inevitable def ...
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Kyshtym disaster
Animals were also exposed to heavy radioactive contamination.
Livestock, dogs, and horses were kept in the vicinity of the Mayak combine. All of them were killed.
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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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Troy
Troy (Ilion) is an ancient city located in Troad - ancient Carina in northwestern Anatolia - on the western coast of Asia Minor on the Skamander River.
The region is now part of the Turkish province of Çanakkale, where there is an archaeological site containing the ruins of ancient Troy, situated on Hisarlık Hill near the village of Tevfikiye.
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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 ...