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Google Doodle Pays Tribute To Heinrich Hertz

Today’s Google doodle takes the form of electromagnetic waves to pay tribute to German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz on his 155th birth anniversary. Hertz was born at Hamburg on February 22, 1857. Hertz was the first to broadcast and receive radio w… Continue reading

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Wau: The Most Amazing, Ancient, And Singular Number

Wau (the ancestor of the Latin letter F) is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet which originally stood for the sound /w/ and later remained in use only as a numeral symbol for the number ’6′. Whereas it was originally called wau, its most common ap… Continue reading

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A Visit To The Star City

Let us visit a Star City and look at the working conditions of Russian astronauts. At the entrance to one of the buildings there is a notice saying that employees must present their secret documents for control. The atmosphere of … Read more… Continue reading

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The Cars That Never Existed

We often see car prototypes while visiting exhibitions. It takes much time and efforts to create a new car and even much more to eliminate mistakes. But only a small part of new decisions reaches the plant. Most part of … Read more… Continue reading

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6 Everyday Things Seen Really Close Up

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Microscopes turn everyday things like table salt and Velcro into otherworldly landscapes full of massive crystal blocks and fields of black twisted trunks thrust into the air. Besides being an invaluable tool in scientific fields too nume… Continue reading

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Assorted Russia, Part 48

A 34-year-old businesswoman with three kids from the Chelyabinsk region won in the contest Missis Russia 2011 that took place in December in Moscow. Later it was found out that she bought the title for 300 thousand Euros. The organizer … Read mor… Continue reading

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Earth And Moon

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On its way to Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft took time to capture its home planet and its natural satellite, the moon. The image was taken by the spacecraft’s camera, JunoCam, on August 26 when the spacecraft was about 6 million miles (9… Continue reading

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The Center Of The Universe: NASA’s Deep-Space Command Central

Through technology, we’ve developed the ability to reach out into the distant corners of the universe. Rovers, orbiters, and deep-space probes. But regardless of how far away from us they extend, they all reach from a single point of origin: Earth. Or… Continue reading

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Leap Year: The Facts, Figures And Far-Out Families

This year we will be graced with the presence of an added day in February. But did you ever wonder why leap day falls in February? Or what the odds are that one lady had three children, each born on consecutive leap years? Take a look at the fun and i… Continue reading

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Invented By Russians?

Russian scientists and engineers invented a bunch of genius things but were unable to patent or sell them in time that is why it were inventors from other countries who reaped laurels. Car. L. Shamshurenkov was a self-taught Russian inventor … Re… Continue reading

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Apartments Of VTB Bank In The Federation Complex

We have already shown you some photos of the Western Tower of the Federation Complex in Moscow. It is not possible to examine the entire place at once that is why we’ll first walk through a small IT-segment of VTB … Read more… Continue reading

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The Museum Of Tula Arms

Taking into consideration the great historical value of the Tula arms plant as the oldest arms plant of Russia, an arms museum was organized here in 1920. The museum holds many interesting facts about the history of the weapon production … Read m… Continue reading

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The Beauty Of Novosibirsk City

Novosibirsk is the third city in Russia with the greatest number of inhabitants and the 12th biggest city in our country that has a subway consisting of 2 branches. Novosibirsk Hotel. Lenin Street and roads next to the railway station. … Read mor… Continue reading

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Opening Of Antarctic’s Lake Vostok May Reveal Life from Earth’s 20-Million-Year Past

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After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have confirmed that they reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years. The scientists returned 40 litres of… Continue reading

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Cryoscope Haptic Weather Forecaster

The Cryoscope is a haptic weather forecaster. The Cryoscope shows the user exactly what to expect outside by haptically exhibiting exactly how cold or warm it is to be outside. The user simply touches an aluminum cube that has been heated or cooled to … Continue reading

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A New Acquisition Of S7 Airlines

S7 company obtained a new A320 at the Airbus plant in Toulouse on February 7, 2012. This very vehicle was the 30 airplane related to the group of airplanes of European origin owned by S7. The plane will be used … Read more… Continue reading

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Knitting Needle Experiment

Expedition 30 astronaut Don Pettit uses knitting needles and water droplets to demonstrate physics in space. This is part of the first video in a series for a partnership between NASA and the American Physical Society to share unique videos from the In… Continue reading

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Export Of Soviet Cars To The West

It is known that a plenty of cars made in the USSR was exported to other countries. Some cars were exported massively, while delivery of others was of an advertising nature mostly. The latter can be related to sale of … Read more… Continue reading

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Visiting Abandoned Schools

It looks like this school is going to be turned into another educational establishment but currently it is abandoned. Let’s check it out! In the gym. Its cafeteria. “Joiner’s shop 2″. A turning machine. A storage. “Chisels… Continue reading

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People And Cities Of Soviet Russia In Postcards: 1970-1985

When there were no computers and the Internet and Soviet people could only dream of traveling they collected books and postcards with images of remote cities and countries to examine them in their free time. Ryazan, Circus, 1987. Ryazan, Moscow …… Continue reading

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