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Wednesday, 11 March 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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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.
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is made of steel and concrete.
Over 510,000 tons of steel were used in the construction of the dam. It is 2,335 meters long, with a maximum height of 185 meters.
Internet
The history of the Internet dates back to the late 1960s.
 The design of a global network of interconnected computers was developed by J. Licklider in 1960; t ...
Steel
Carbon is what gives steel its hardness and strength. It makes up to 2.14% of an alloy. 
Steel becomes harder but less plastic as more carbon is added.
Steel
Mangalloy is an alloy steel containing 11 to 15% manganese.
Manganese is added to steel to make it tougher, stronger and more resistant to wear and abrasion. It ...
Antonov An-225 Mriya
An-225 consumes about 18 tons of fuel during an hour of flight.
Kerosene lamp
The first kerosene lamp was constructed in 1853 by a Pole, Ignacy Lukasiewicz.
Lukasiewicz was a pharmacist who worked in the Lviv pharmacy "Under the Gold Star," owned by Piotr Mikolasch, a well-known Lviv businessman and pharmacist.
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 ...
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 ...
Internet
Almost 300 million new users join social media every year.
This means that every minute more than 550 people create an account on a social network.