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Monday, 20 April 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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Antonov An-225 Mriya
The aircraft was originally intended to transport the Soviet space shuttle “Buran.”
For this reason, the aircraft’s fuselage is equipped with special mounts on the “roof” and the twin ...
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Internet
As recently as 2009, only 0.7 percent of Internet traffic came from mobile devices, today it is more than 50 percent.
According to analysis, the 50-50 split in traffic from computers vs. traffic from smartphones will continue in the coming years.
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Antonov An-225 Mriya
The design basis for the An-225 was the An-124 Ruslan aircraft.
The design work was carried out by the Antonov Design Bureau. The aircraft was constructed at the O.K Antonov plant in Kyiv.
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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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Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam causes a delay in the rotation of Earth.
The momentum is lost due to an enormous amount of water being forced through the dam. According to NASA estimates, the dam delays the rotation by 0,06 microseconds.
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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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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
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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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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Internet
The first network–ARPANET was launched on 29th October 1969 at the University of California.
The first connection realized with the prototype of today’s network was between the University of Ca ...
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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 ...