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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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Antonov An-225 Mriya

Luggage racks are being designed that will be hooked up in place of the Buran shuttle’s hitches.

They will be used for transporting goods that will not fit in the cargo hold of the An-225.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The aircraft was designed for a 23-person crew.

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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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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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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

The most popular sites in the world are US giants.

The first place goes to Google followed by YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and Instagram. Als ...

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Kerosene lamp

The kerosene lamp was more efficient than candles and cheaper to operate than oil and gas lighting.

The first kerosene lamps were lit in Lviv as early as March 1853, and they came into general use in 1860-1865.

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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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Three Gorges Dam

Its primary purpose was flood control.

The Yangtze River's occasional flooding caused both mild and major devastation in the basin area. Th ...

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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 ...