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Thursday, 11 June 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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Antonov An-225 Mriya
During a flight held on 22nd March 1989, An-225 Mriya set 106 world records.
Internet
The popularity of online e-commerce is growing every year.
In 2020, 96 percent of Americans made at least one purchase online.
Kerosene lamp
Naphtha, one of the lighter (0.78-0.81 g/cm3) fractions of petroleum, is almost as old as medicine.
Its use is first reported as early as the ninth century by the Persian physician, alchemist, and phi ...
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.
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 ...
Steel
The first building constructed primarily of steel was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, USA, completed in 1885. 
The building was designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney. It had 10 stories and a height of 42 ...
Steel
More than 1.9 billion tons of steel are produced annually.
This means that approximately 5.2 million metric tons of steel are produced every day.
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.
Internet
The author of the first website was Tim Berners-Lee, who published it in December 1990.
After all these years, it is still available and can be visited here.
Kerosene lamp
In the first half of the 19th century, intensive attempts were made to obtain more efficient and cheaper fuel than the various types of oil and their mixtures used to date.
To this end, research was conducted on crude oil, from which kerosene was obtained by distillation. ...