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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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Ancient Sumer
In order to take advantage of the fertile lands they inhabited, the Sumer invented the plow.
It is also suspected they developed an irrigation system.
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Mohenjo-daro
A rainstorm that hit Pakistan in the second half of 2022 caused damage to Mohenjo-daro.
The outer walls of the city were severely damaged as a result of historic downpours. It is estimated that the repair of the facility could cost approximately $45 million.
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Battle of Thermopylae
King Leonidas of Sparta, who was in command of the defense, decided that the most suitable place for defense would be the Thermopylae Gorge.
The Thermopylae isthmus was located on the road to Athens, which ay only 190 kilometers to the south ...
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Axum Empire
The civilization of Aksum was placed on a par with Roman Empire, Persia or China.
The location of Aksum in East Africa was crucial to the development of this civilization. Aksum's ci ...
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Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Currently, this archaeological site is under threat of erosion and inadequate restoration.
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Kyshtym disaster
On a seven-point scale for assessing the impact of radiation events, the Kyshtym disaster earned a level six - major accident.
It is now considered the third most serious nuclear disaster, behind Chernobyl and Fukushima. Howeve ...
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Kyshtym disaster
Within hours of the explosion, an area of 39,000 square kilometers was contaminated.
Along the line of the radioactive footprint lay 217 settlements inhabited by more than 270,000 people.
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Mohenjo-daro
Of all the artifacts found in Mohenjo-daro, the most valuable are two sculptures: of a Priest-King, which is located in Pakistan, and of the Dancing Girl, in a museum in New Delhi.
Among the archaeological materials found, there are also images of pregnant women and a female deity in the type of the Mother Goddess, which may indicate the existence of a fertility cult there.
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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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Ancient Sumer
The Sumer left behind the oldest set of laws found so far - the Ur-Nammu code, which dates back to the 22nd - 21st century B.C.
Two clay tablets were found during the excavations at Nippur in 1902, and only three articles have b ...
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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 ...