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The Facts: differences between AK47 and AK74

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 It is an undeniable fact that weapons and arsenals are among such interesting topics which most of the people from all around the world like to discuss. Some sophisticated weapons like AK-47 and AK-74 are also not an exception to it. The AK47 riffle Both AK-47 and AK-74 fall in the category of assault rifles. Although the category of both the rifles is identical but there are many disparities between them in terms of production history, specifications and features. The place of origin of both the rifles is the same i.e. Soviet Union but  AK-47  is older in comparison of AK-74. It came into service in the year 1949, while AK-74 came into services in the year 1974. Both these rifles are in service at present. The AK74 riffle Both AK-47 and AK-74 were designed by the same person but manufactured by Izhmash and Izhevsk Mechanical Works respectively. The weight of AK-47 rifle is 4.3kg (excluding the magazine). The weight of AK-74 will vary as per different models. The weigh...

History: A Doctor Cut Out His Own Appendix In Antarctica

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In 1960, a 27-year-old surgeon Leonid Rogozov accompanying the Antarctic research team and the only doctor on the team, suddenly experienced general weakness, nausea, and moderate fever, and later pain in the lower right portion of his abdomen. He immediately diagnosed that he had appendicitis and that the hospital was so far away that no one could save him except himself. He planned carefully how to do this operation on his own and asked two of his teammates to be his assistants. The operation started at 02:00 local time on 1 May with the help of a driver and meteorologist, who provided instruments and held a mirror so Rogozov could observe areas not directly visible. General anesthesia was not possible, and he was only injected with the local anesthetic drug Novocaine in the abdominal wall. "There was a lot of bleeding, but I pressed on, opened the peritoneum, I accidentally damaged the appendix and had to repair it, my head was getting dizzy and every five minutes I had to...

The Great Famine of 1315–1317(Facts and History)

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(occasionally dated 1315–1322) was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck Europe early in the 14th century. Most of Europe (extending east to Russia and south to Italy) was affected. The famine caused many deaths over an extended number of years and marked a clear end to the period of growth and prosperity from the 11th to the 13th centuries. The Great Famine started with bad weather in spring 1315. Crop failures lasted through 1316 until the summer harvest in 1317, and Europe did not fully recover until 1322. Crop failures were not the only problem; cattle disease caused sheep and cattle numbers to fall as much as 80 percent. The period was marked by extreme levels of crime, disease, mass death, and even cannibalism and infanticide. The crisis had consequences for the Church, state, European society, and for future calamities to follow in the 14th century. In the spring of 1315, unusually heavy rain beg...