The 7 Worst Epidemics in Human History

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The Plague of Justinian

The first recorded plague outbreak in the world. This sore appeared in 541 in Byzantium and claimed about 100 million lives. To understand the breadth of the problem, it is worth mentioning that the entire population of the then world did not exceed 400-450 million. The whole of Europe experienced the consequences of the plague, but the Byzantine Empire suffered the greatest losses, which soon fell, not fully recovering from the consequences.

INTERESTING Empty Ghost Towns in China

Empty Ghost Towns in China

In the early 2000s, the Chinese government threw all its efforts into the construction and development of large cities. For this reason, today we see many skyscrapers, large business centers and residential buildings built according to the latest technological inventions. This process does not stop to this day, and therefore if you ride around China today, you can stumble upon real ghost towns. Large, equipped with everything necessary for life, but did not know it ....
INTERESTING Named «Most Unfortunate» Age in a Person’s Life

Named «Most Unfortunate» Age in a Person’s Life

In the life of every person, sooner or later, there comes a period when it seems that everything is going wrong: there is no money, you are tired of work, there are problems in your personal life, and in general there is no mood for anything - in general, a complete breakdown of strength and energy! And no, this is not a description of the autumn depression, as many might think. Such a period can occur for every person. You can call it an age crisis or "unhappy age", but it is probably worth knowing when it is approximately worth preparing for changes in mood ...