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Monday, 14 September 2026
18 facts about Internet
18 facts about Internet
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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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 has 32 wheels in a three-wheel arrangement.
The main landing gear consists of 7 two-wheel sets on each side while the front landing gear consist ...
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Steel
The most produced type of steel is carbon steel. It is made of carbon and iron and accounts for about 90% of the world's steel production.
It can have aditional elements but in small quantities. Carbon steel is used in the construction of ...
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Kerosene lamp
There are several types of kerosene lamps.
These include: Flat wick lamp - which burns kerosene drawn in through the wick by capillary action ...
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Antonov An-225 Mriya
The aircraft was designed for a 23-person crew.
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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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Internet
The first image on the Internet is a work of art made in Photoshop and exported to .gif format.
It depicts four women, members of the Geneva CERN lab’s comedy troupe Les Horrible Cernettes. As with the first website, it was posted by Tim Berners-Lee.
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Antonov An-225 Mriya
Mriya was flown on 21st December 1988.
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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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Antonov An-225 Mriya
The aircraft was destroyed by Russian aggressors in February 2022.
The An-225 was held in a hangar at Hostomel Airport near Kyiv. In an official message to the press o ...
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24 facts about Antonov An-225 Mriya
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
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
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
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 ...