on What happened during Chernobyl reactor 3's final shutdown in 2000?0 votes

reactor 3 was actually the last one still operating, the other reactors (including the one that exploded) had already been shut down years earlier, it kept running until Ukraine finally decommissioned it in 2000.

on What happened to the computer language DELPHI?0 votes

it was actually really ahead of its time for RAD (rapid application development), drag and drop UI building before that was normal anywhere else.

on What happened to the Library of Alexandria?0 votes

contrary to the popular "one big dramatic fire" story, it actually declined slowly over centuries, partial destructions (including during one of Caesar's wars), funding drying up, general neglect. death by a thousand cuts basically, not one big blaze.