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Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station and Dam

... that the chemical element einsteinium was discovered in the debris of the Ivy Mike nuclear test in 1952?
... that an animation database stores fragments of animations or human movements and can be used to re-assemble new animations?
... that from 1980 to 2005, the Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station (pictured) in Russia generated over 600 billion kWh of electricity?
... that the Persian king Cyrus the Younger invented the scythed chariot?
... that toilets in Japan are among most technologically advanced toilets in the world today?