Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

Chernobyl, 1986

A Chernobyl liquidator in 1986. Liquidators were civil and military personnel who were called upon to deal with the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. These individuals are largely credited with curbing both the immediate and long-term effects of the disaster.

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The More You Know

  • More than two percent of the American population was killed during the Civil War.
  • George Washington Opened a Whiskey Distillery After His Presidency
  • Cleopatra Was Not Egyptian
  • Joseph Stalin would remove the people he did not like from the photos. This was pre-photoshop times.
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