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Thursday, 12 March 2026
18 facts about Internet
18 facts about Internet
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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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Three Gorges Dam
It required the relocation of over 1,3 million people.
The construction destroyed 13 cities, 140 towns, and over 1,300 villages. Further relocation is possible.
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 ...
Steel
Mangalloy is an alloy steel containing 11 to 15% manganese.
Manganese is added to steel to make it tougher, stronger and more resistant to wear and abrasion. It ...
Antonov An-225 Mriya
Loading of the aircraft is possible only after lifting the nose of the fuselage. The cargo hold has a capacity of 1300 cubic meters and the maximum cargo weight is 250 tons.
Unlike the An-124, the Mryia has two vertical stabilizers on the tail, allowing it to transport extremely heavy loads that would negatively affect the aerodynamics of a classic “single” tail.
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 ...
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.
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.
Steel
Modern steelmaking began in 1855.
The father of the process was Sir Henry Bessemer, an English inventor. His method was widely used fo ...
Steel
The first building constructed primarily of steel was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, USA, completed in 1885. 
The building was designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney. It had 10 stories and a height of 42 ...
Kerosene lamp
However, Łukasiewicz did not stop his distillation attempts and finally found the proper fraction, collected at the temperature of 250-350 °C (482 - 662 °F), devoid of light petrols and heavy hydrocarbons.
The resulting kerosene burned very well, so Łukasiewicz decided to use it for lighting rooms.