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The Chernobyl Disaster Shut Down the Entire Plant

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In 1986, the Chernobyl power plant had a meltdown. But the entire facility wasn’t shut down. Reactor 4 blew up but the other three reactors were working just fine. People continued working there because it was vital to Ukraine’s power supply. In fact, Unit 2 was shut down in 1991. Unit 1 was shut down in 1996, and unit 3 wasn’t shut down until 2000.

 

Iceland Is Covered in Ice

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Is it cold in Iceland? Sure. Is there snow? You bet. But that’s only in the winter. In general, though, the weather is a lot mild and greener than Greenland. In fact, Greenland is a lot colder and icier than Iceland.

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