Technology

A kerosene lamp is a lighting device that uses kerosene as fuel.

The World Health Organization considers kerosene a polluting fuel and recommends that "governments and medical practitioners immediately stop promoting its use in the household."

The design basis for the An-225 was the An-124 Ruslan aircraft.

The An-225 Mirya has been used commercially by Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines since 2001.

An-225 consumes about 18 tons of fuel during an hour of flight.

The wingspan of the An-225 is 88.4 meters and the length of the fuselage is 84 meters. The aircraft’s height is 10.10 meters.

The first building constructed primarily of steel was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, USA, completed in 1885. 

The first image on the Internet is a work of art made in Photoshop and exported to .gif format.

Luggage racks are being designed that will be hooked up in place of the Buran shuttle’s hitches.

Almost 300 million new users join social media every year.