Chernobyl disaster left behind a strangely-shaped object which would be deadly to anyone who came close to it.

To this day, the Elephant's Foot still radiates high levels of radiation. The explosion occurred during a safety test. The ...

In the weeks following the explosion, the Elephant’s Foot emitted such an intense level of radiation that a person standing beside it for just 30 seconds would experience severe nausea and ...

In the weeks after the explosion, standing near the Elephant’s Foot for just 30 seconds caused nausea. Five minutes of exposure meant certain death, as radiation burned cells faster than the ...

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