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The crash of L-1011 in Riyadh

The disaster occurred on Tuesday August 19, 1980 at the airport of Riyadh. A few minutes after the departure on board the airliner performing the passenger flight on the route Karachi — Riyadh — Jeddah, a fire started. The crew managed to make an emergency landing in Riyadh, but the airport emergency services opened the door to the passenger compartment only 23 minutes after the plane landed, when there was no one to save. All 287 passengers and 14 crew members on board were killed. The total number of victims is 301 people.

Interesting Facts About Ants

We are used to consider ants an icon of hard work and strength. These small insects were able to create their own hierarchy and build entire cities underground. This collection will tell you about interesting facts that you might not have known about ants ...

20 Shocking Facts About China That Will Surprise You!

China is undoubtedly a great and very developed country. Perhaps there is nothing in this world that the Chinese could not do. This is a strong nation with a huge population and continuous growth of infrastructure used to surprise. Sometimes it seems to us that we already know a lot about this country and that it will be difficult to hit us with something new, but no such luck! Then you will find 20 of the most unexpected and stunning facts about China, which you are likely to hear for the first time ...

How Different Animals See the World

Everyone probably has long known that animals see this world differently from humans. Some may even know what exactly is changing in the visual perception of a snake, cow or turtle. But sometimes knowing in words is sometimes not enough, so we offer you to see everything with your own eyes!