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Tuesday, 19 May 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
In 2006, it was decided to complete the second aircraft, but to date, it has not been put into service.
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 ...
Steel
China is the world's largest producer of steel. The country accounts for 57% of the world's production.
The European Union is the second largest producer and India is the third largest producer. Other major global steel producers are: Japan, USA, Russia, South Korea and Turkey.
Antonov An-225 Mriya
In 2009, the aircraft carried a 16x4-meter generator for a power plant from Germany to Armenia.
It was the largest object ever transported by aircraft.
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 ...
Kerosene lamp
The World Health Organization considers kerosene a polluting fuel and recommends that "governments and medical practitioners immediately stop promoting its use in the household."
Petroleum smoke contains high levels of harmful particulate matter, and household kerosene use is as ...
Internet
The Internet, as we know it today, often referred to as the World Wide Web, is nothing more than a system of hypertext documents presented to the user via a web browser.
Almost every page on the Internet is based on the HTML meta-language (some on XHTML) enriched with style sheets to help give it the right look.
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.
Antonov An-225 Mriya
The machine’s international air code is UR-82060 and the call sign is ADB350F.
Kerosene lamp
However, Łukasiewicz did not stop his distillation attempts and finally found the proper fraction, collected at the temperature of 250-350 °C (482 - 662 °F), devoid of light petrols and heavy hydrocarbons.
The resulting kerosene burned very well, so Łukasiewicz decided to use it for lighting rooms.