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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 range of a fully fueled aircraft is 15.400 kilometers with an empty payload.
Mriya’s range with a load of 200 tons drops to 4000 kilometers.
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Antonov An-225 Mriya
Mriya was flown on 21st December 1988.
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Kerosene lamp
After an unsuccessful first attempt to use kerosene in a structurally unsuitable oil lamp, Łukasiewicz and the tinsmith Bratkowski constructed a prototype kerosene lamp.
This lamp was massive, consisting of a cylindrical tin tank for kerosene. It served as a protection ...
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Steel
Most types of steel melt between 1370°C (2500°F) and 1500°C (2732°F).
The melting temperature depends on its composition. In general, high-alloyed steels containing more alloying elements have higher melting points than low-alloyed steels.
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Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam can store 39 trillion cubic meters of water.
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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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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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Internet
Every minute more than 500 minutes of video content is added to YouTube’s resources.
The variety of materials is huge, which allows everyone to find something for themselves.According t ...
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Antonov An-225 Mriya
An-225 consumes about 18 tons of fuel during an hour of flight.
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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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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 ...