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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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Kyshtym disaster
Residential and commercial buildings in the four most contaminated villages were razed to the ground.
The destroyed buildings were placed in pits and then buried. The villages were razed to the ground, and currently, none of them appear on the map.
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Battle of Thermopylae
The weak point in the defense was the mountain path that could be taken around the Thermopylae isthmus.
Leonidas knew that there was a path through the oak-covered slopes of the gorge that could be used t ...
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Mohenjo-daro
Archaeological research has revealed that in the fertile Indus Valley, about 5,000 years ago, 5 large and over 30 smaller towns and hundreds of settlements and villages were established.
The civilization inhabiting these areas drew its wealth from the life-giving river that irrigated th ...
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Black death
The term quarantine was coined as a result of the Black Death.
Although the first isolations were used in ancient times, the term trentine appeared in 1377 near Ra ...
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Kyshtym disaster
The Soviets, not knowing the danger posed by radiation, disposed of radioactive waste very carelessly.
Initially, the liquid waste, which included isotopes of Cesium (Cs-137) and Strontium (Sr-90), was p ...
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Masada
The siege of Masada lasted several months.
The defenders of Masada found themselves in a very difficult position. Surrounded by perfectly armed and trained Roman legions, they had practically no chance of survival.
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Axum Empire
According to local accounts, around 960, a Jewish queen named Gudit (Judith) came to plunder and burn the remains of the splendor of Aksum.
Researchers discovered the remains of burnt boards and sediment on buildings during archaeological work.
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Medieval world
The Middle Ages were also a time of great chivalric battles. Some of them decided the fate of countries for centuries to come.
Some of the more important battles include The Battle of Fontenoy in 841, the Battle of Hastings in ...
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Mohenjo-daro
At its best, the Indus civilization encompassed much of what is today Pakistan and northern India.
It stretched west to the border with Iran, south to Gujarat (a state on the west coast of India) in India, and north to Bactria (an ancient region of Central Asia).
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Jamestown
Historians state that the settlement was built on a swampy peninsula, with no close proximity to fresh water.
The nearest fresh water depot, James River, was located 94 kilometers away from the settlement.
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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 ...