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Poseidon: Russian weapon is likened by the West to an 'apocalyptic machine' that can cause a tsunami 90m high
President Putin boasts that Poseidon's speed and ability to operate in the deep sea will make the opponent unstoppable.
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The dog astronaut Laika and the one-way flight of no return'
From a stray dog, Laika was chosen to become the first living creature in the 'suicide' flight, orbiting the Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957.
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Hematogen - Weird Russian candy bar laced with... cow's blood
Hematogen, or Gematogen, is a nutritional supplement dating back to the Soviet Union, famous for containing at least 5% albumin, a technical term for bovine blood (blood…
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Special features on the world's largest plane have just been destroyed
The AN-225 is dubbed the 'record breaking aircraft' when it has set 124 world records for speed, altitude and overhead mass.
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Amazing facts about nuclear weapons
The early stages of nuclear weapons development were marked by an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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World's Largest Lake: Caspian Sea, is it really a 'sea' or a 'lake'?
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, the countries that surround the Caspian, cannot agree on whether this is a lake or a sea.
Space science
Simple technology helped the Soviet Union to build stealth aircraft in 1936
Every country that manufactures military aircraft wants to own stealth technology that helps the aircraft avoid detection by enemy radars.
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The Soviet Union hid the world's largest diamond mine, reserves enough for another 3,000 years
Diamond mine with huge reserves in Siberia, enough to supply humanity for another 3,000 years.
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Google Doodle honors female artist Zinaida Serebriakova
Zinaida Serebriakova was born on December 12, 1884 in the Russian Empire (former Soviet Union) into a family with the most artistic tradition at that time, the Benois fa…
Health
The International Organization for Nature Conservation warns a new animal-borne pandemic appears
WWF calls for an urgent global action to address the problems that cause an animal-derived pandemic in the future.
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Throughout the day, he has to fix cars for his wife, and her husband is inventing super convenient multi-function tool
Loving your wife can sometimes bring you unexpected benefits.
Space science
A dwarf planet in the solar system called China's water god
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently named a planet in the solar system after the Chinese water god Gonggong.
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Without this woman, China would have lost the computer race
Once isolated from the world, China has risen to become a leading country in the computer manufacturing industry thanks to this woman's great contribution.
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Detecting asteroids inside the orbit of Venus
Scientists first discovered an asteroid in the orbit of Venus, said the Astronomical Research Center of the International Astronomical Union.
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The most 'astronaut' astronaut in the world: Abandoned in outer space for 311 days!
This astronaut is also known as