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    Early firemen first managed their breathing by dipping their beards in water and then holding it between their teeth.

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The worst nuclear accident in history took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

On the 26th April, 1986, a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union, causing a massive release of radioactivity.

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