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Tuesday, 3 March 2026
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
Despite Spain and Britain being at war, once Spanish colonists discovered the British settlement, instead of engaging in conflict, they focused on eradicating the Natives and expanding their territories and influence.
There have been cases of planting Spanish spies among the residents of Jamestown, and there is histo ...
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 ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
Dyatlov planned to climb the Otorten and Ojka-Czakur peaks in the Northern Urals.
Otorten was a gentle peak of Mount Kholat Syakhl but had never been climbed in winter conditions. Th ...
Masada
After its expansion, Masada was regarded as the most powerful of all the fortresses in Judea.
Battle of Thermopylae
On the morning of the third day of the battle, Leonidas learned from fugitives and scouts that the Persians had discovered a secret path.
The Persian army tightened the noose around the Greeks. The king of Sparta realized that by fighting ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
The Dyatlov Pass tragedy most likely happened on the night of February 1-2, 1959.
There are plenty of hypotheses about what happened to Dyatlov's group. However, none of them has been confirmed 100 percent, and many concepts contain mutually exclusive facts and conclusions.
Kyshtym disaster
The exact number of people affected by the Kyshtym disaster is not known.
Official reports from the Supreme Soviet of the USSR indicate that during the 40-year history of the ...
Jamestown
On July 30th, 1619, the representatives of the Virginia colony formed the first legislative assembly, called the General Assembly.
It was the first step in creating the body of government that developed into the present-day United ...
Troy
Troy IX existed from 85 BC to 500 AD. It was called Ilium.
It was a Hellenistic-Roman city. The most interesting discoveries from this period are the ruins of ...
Axum Empire
In the middle of the 4th century (probably about 325 AD), during the reign of Ezana, Christianity was adopted in Aksum. It was caused by the influence of the Syrian merchants.
Axum became the second country in the world to adopt Christianity. The first was Armenia in 301 and the third was Roman Empire in 392.