The construction led to the destabilization of a unique ecosystem in the region.
Many species of flora and fauna face extinction because of landslides triggered by the erosion of the reservoir. Moreover, the dam generated a microclimate, with increased growth of algae.
The Piarist Fathers' hospital in Lviv helped Łukasiewicz popularize his invention.
On July 31, 1853, in Lviv, doctor Zaorski, a surgeon, operated on his patient Władysław Holecki. The operation occurred at night in a room lit by one of Ignacy Łukasiewicz's first kerosene lamps.
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.
