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Thursday, 15 October 2026

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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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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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Antonov An-225 Mriya

In 2006, it was decided to complete the second aircraft, but to date, it has not been put into service.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The aircraft weighs 285 tons and is the heaviest aircraft ever constructed.

The maximum takeoff weight of the An-225 is 640 tons.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The aircraft has a cruising speed of 800 km/h, a minimum speed of 250 km/h, and a maximum speed of 850 km/h.

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Steel

Modern steelmaking began in 1855.

The father of the process was Sir Henry Bessemer, an English inventor. His method was widely used fo ...

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Internet

YouTube was founded in February 2005 as an independent startup.

It was bought out by Google in November 2006 for $1.65 billion. In its first months of existence, th ...

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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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Kerosene lamp

A kerosene lamp is a lighting device that uses kerosene as fuel.

It was invented as a result of work on distilling petroleum.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

An-225 consumes about 18 tons of fuel during an hour of flight.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The aircraft is powered by six D-18T engines, each with a thrust of 229.5 kN.

The engines were designed in the 1970s and the first test of a full-size unit was conducted on 19th ...

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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 ...