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Friday, 18 September 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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Internet
The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson to… himself.
He doesn’t remember its exact content but said it was something like “QWERTYUIOP.”
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.
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.
Internet
The first registered Internet domain was symbolics.com.
It was registered on 15th March 1985. Today it serves as a commemorative site for the event.
Internet
As of June 2021, the resources of the global Internet amounted to 1.86 billion pages.
Globally registered domains are now nearly 370 million.
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 ...
Kerosene lamp
Oil lamps have been displaced by electricity.
However, they are still widely used in areas without electric lighting. The cost and danger of kerosene lighting are an ongoing problems in many countries.