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Friday, 15 May 2026

A global network of unlimited possibilities

The internet is now more than 30 years old. During this time, it has developed in a direction unimaginable to those who witnessed its creation. Initia ...

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Three Gorges Dam

The cost of the construction is estimated at $37 billion.

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Steel

Steel is primarily made up of iron (98%) and carbon (2%).

Other additives such as manganese, nickel, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum or tungsten give the alloy specific properties.

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Internet

Almost 300 million new users join social media every year.

This means that every minute more than 550 people create an account on a social network.

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Steel

Production of steel dates back to 1800 BC.

So far, the oldest excavation site where steel production was carried out is located in Anatolia in present-day Turkey.

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Steel

Stainless steel contains a minimum of 11% chromium. It is characterized by superior biological cleanability.

Such alloy is perfect for food or pharmaceutical purposes. It is worth mentioning that stainless ste ...

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The An-225 Mirya has been used commercially by Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines since 2001.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The aircraft will be rebuilt. The new machine will incorporate in its design elements of the copy destroyed by the Russian military.

The reconstruction was announced by the general director of the Antonov concern, Yevhen Havrylov.The ...

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

In 2009, the aircraft carried a 16x4-meter generator for a power plant from Germany to Armenia.

It was the largest object ever transported by aircraft.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

An-225 Mriya is the second-largest aircraft constructed to date.

It is second only to the American Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose design.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

During a flight held on 22nd March 1989, An-225 Mriya set 106 world records.

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24 facts about Antonov An-225 Mriya

Like a phoenix from ashes

It is the heaviest though not the largest of the aircraft constructed to date. Although it was created in the communist realities of the USSR, and its ...

14 facts about steel

Just a bit of carbon changes everything

Steel is a highly versatile and durable material used in a wide range of industries, including construction, automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing. ...

12 facts about Three Gorges Dam

The biggest hydroelectric power plant on Earth

The Three Gorges Dam is most certainly one of the biggest undertakings in human history. Constructed on the Yangtze River in China, it is the largest ...

13 facts about Kerosene lamp

A Polish invention

The kerosene lamp was the invention of a brilliant pharmacist, a Pole, Ignacy Lukasiewicz. As an employee of a pharmacy selling kerosene for medical p ...