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  • The estimate of 50,000–60,000 Chernobyl cancer deaths is a widely cited, worst-case projection, but it is crucial to understand that this figure is not a factual count. It is a theoretical calculation derived from the linear no-threshold (LNT) model, a framework that is fundamentally flawed and inappropriate for assessing the health impact of low-dose radiation exposure.

    • 29 relief workers died from Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS) shortly after the accident.
    • As of 2005, only fewer than 50 deaths were directly linked to the radiation exposure from the accident itself. This is the most solid figure based on actual evidence.



  • Hans guck in die Luft was saved by dockworkers, and it was the Daumenlutscher with the cut off fingers.

    Grimm Brothers were also German and the collected the most famous stories (Snowwhite, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, …). In the original they were way more brutal too.

    I’d change the meme to “… but written by Europeans.”