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Falling in love with a Soviet spy, Albert Einstein revealed the secret of developing nuclear weapons
Right! Einstein was obsessed with a woman ten years younger than him, he even revealed the secret of developing the atomic bomb in the Soviet Union.
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The dog astronaut Laika and the one-way flight of no return'
From a stray dog, Laika was chosen to become the first living creature in the 'suicide' flight, orbiting the Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957.
Environment
'Decode' the deadliest island on Earth, no one dares to enter
Vozrozhdeniya became the deadliest island on Earth after the appearance of tons of deadly diseases like anthrax, as well as other strange diseases.
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Hematogen - Weird Russian candy bar laced with... cow's blood
Hematogen, or Gematogen, is a nutritional supplement dating back to the Soviet Union, famous for containing at least 5% albumin, a technical term for bovine blood (blood…
Science Events
Special features on the world's largest plane have just been destroyed
The AN-225 is dubbed the 'record breaking aircraft' when it has set 124 world records for speed, altitude and overhead mass.
Science story
Amazing facts about nuclear weapons
The early stages of nuclear weapons development were marked by an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Science story
World's Largest Lake: Caspian Sea, is it really a 'sea' or a 'lake'?
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, the countries that surround the Caspian, cannot agree on whether this is a lake or a sea.
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The secret of the space suit of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Photos taken of Yury Gagarin back to Earth after the space flight showed him only wearing a regular warm suit, so what happened?
Space science
Simple technology helped the Soviet Union to build stealth aircraft in 1936
Every country that manufactures military aircraft wants to own stealth technology that helps the aircraft avoid detection by enemy radars.
Health
Coma encephalitis epidemic - the most mysterious disease in the history of world medicine
Lethargy was first observed in the 17th century.
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The Soviet Union hid the world's largest diamond mine, reserves enough for another 3,000 years
Diamond mine with huge reserves in Siberia, enough to supply humanity for another 3,000 years.
World celebrity
Google Doodle honors female artist Zinaida Serebriakova
Zinaida Serebriakova was born on December 12, 1884 in the Russian Empire (former Soviet Union) into a family with the most artistic tradition at that time, the Benois fa…
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Komsomolet submarine: From Soviet pride to radioactive leak tragedy
The Komsomolets submarine carried Soviet expectations to break all records, but it was this that pushed it over the limit, and then tragedy struck.
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Revealed the unexpected prototype of spy 007
Few people know that Sidney Reilly is the prototype for the 007 spy character in the famous series of the same name.