The jaws of the extinct megalodon shark compared to a modern great white shark.
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Thanks to Nicholas II, we achieved air superiority.
It wasn't until 1911 that Russia first experimented with creating an armed aircraft, but by the start of World War I (1914), the Imperial Air Force was the largest in the world, with 263 aircraft.
By 1917, over 20 aircraft factories had opened in the Russian Empire,...
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Scottish physicist Robert Watson-Watt was once stopped by a policeman for speeding, after which he said: "If I had known what you would do with it, I would never have invented radar!"
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The largest tree on the planet. Its volume is 1487 m³, and its age is 2 thousand years
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In the mid-19th century, a talented American entrepreneur, Charles Forster, came up with a very creative way to promote his product - toothpicks. People he hired would ask for toothpicks in stores. The store owner would admit that he didn't have such a product, and the "customers" would leave with their money. And then...
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In 1626, Dutchman Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan from the Indians for a handful of jewelry worth $24. Taking inflation into account, today this sum is approximately equal to $500-700 US dollars. The land on which Manhattan is located is now worth about $49 billion.
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Six hours and 28 throws (of water, a chair and three cats). According to the photographer, his assistants and he were wet, dirty and almost completely exhausted when the picture finally came out, 1948.
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"Two bytes are better than one."
Advertisement for a 16-bit computer, USA, 1970s.
By the end of the 1970s, the market for 8-bit processors was overcrowded. Crystals from Intel, Motorola, and MOS Technology were selling well. In addition, clones of these processors were widely available, often differing from the origin...
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Chistye Prudy in Moscow used to be called Poganye Prudy, because waste was dumped there. At the beginning of the 18th century, the pond became part of the Moscow estate of Prince Menshikov, was cleaned and received its modern name.
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Sculptors carve Lincoln's face into Mount Rushmore, Black Hills National Park, USA, 1927
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