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Sunday, 25 October 2026

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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Steel

Production of steel dates back to 1800 BC.

So far, the oldest excavation site where steel production was carried out is located in Anatolia in present-day Turkey.

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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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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The An-225 has 32 wheels in a three-wheel arrangement.

The main landing gear consists of 7 two-wheel sets on each side while the front landing gear consist ...

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

During a flight held on 22nd March 1989, An-225 Mriya set 106 world records.

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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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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

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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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 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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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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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 ...