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Clockwork of the church tower clock of the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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English : Clockwork of the church tower clock of the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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English : 4K drone video of Hong Kong

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An old male lion (Panthera leo), in the Chobe National Park, Botswana. He's actually yawning, not roaring.

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English : An old male lion (Panthera leo), in the Chobe National Park, Botswana. He's actually yawning, not roaring.

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English : Burundian refugee's life in Hong Kong

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Panoramic view of the landscape around Sossusvlei, Namibia.

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English : Panoramic view of the landscape around Sossusvlei, Namibia.

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English : The Western African Ebola virus epidemic (2013–2016) was the most widespread outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) as of 2021.

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Spiti River above Kaza, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal, India. The river bed is several hundred metres wide. The river itself is much narrower and meanders along the river bed in braided channels. Elev. 3,600m (11,811')

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English : Spiti River above Kaza, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal, India. The river bed is several hundred metres wide. The river itself is much narrower and meanders along the river bed in braided channels. Elev. 3,600m (11,811')

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Otira River in Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand. The photo was taken not too far from Otira River foot-bridge

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English : Otira River in Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand. The photo was taken not too far from Otira River foot-bridge

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English : Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. Thunderstorm on Hoverla, Ukraine.

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One of the rooms in Alexander Pushkin's house in Mikhailovskoye Estate (Pskov Oblast, Russia)

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English : Namakura Gatana (The Dull Sword) (1917) by Jun'ichi Kōuchi, about a samurai and his new sword, is one of the oldest surviving anime movies.

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Paratroopers at the Western Wall, an iconic photograph taken on June 7, 1967 by David Rubinger.

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English : Paratroopers at the Western Wall, an iconic photograph taken on June 7, 1967 by David Rubinger.

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English : Compilation of 1890 silent hand coloured shorts by Frères Lumière of the two clowns Chocolat and George Foottit at the Nouveau Cirque in Paris.

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Panoramic view of Pudong, Shanghai, China, at dusk.

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English : Panoramic view of Pudong, Shanghai, China, at dusk.

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English : The Adventures of Dollie, a 1908 American silent short, is the first film directed by D. W. Griffith.
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National Museum in Wrocław, 1883-1886, former Regierungsbezirk Breslau administration building designed by Anton von Behr. View from the River Oder.

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English : National Museum in Wrocław, 1883-1886, former Regierungsbezirk Breslau administration building designed by Anton von Behr. View from the River Oder.

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Window of an abandoned, graffiti-covered building at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, looking out to Mill Basin

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The complex of a former Jesuit College, Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

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English : Declaration of Independence of the Philippines July 4, 1946. Today is the "Independence Day of the Philippines".

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Volcanic landscape featuring from left to right Tomasamil (5,890 m or 19,320 ft), Cañapa (5,882 m or 19,298 ft), Ollagüe (5,868 m or 19,252 ft) and Aucanquilcha (6,176 m or 20,262 ft), Andes, southern Bolivia/northern Chile.

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English : Volcanic landscape featuring from left to right Tomasamil (5,890 m or 19,320 ft), Cañapa (5,882 m or 19,298 ft), Ollagüe (5,868 m or 19,252 ft) and Aucanquilcha (6,176 m or 20,262 ft), Andes, southern Bolivia/northern Chile.

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English : Powdered Oakblue (Arhopala bazalus) butterfly in Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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English : Halifax postal workers' labor action in 2011, that came in response to attempts to cut the number of full-time employees.
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State Opera and Ballet House in Yekaterinburg, Russia

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English : A trip on excursion train hauled with diesel locomotive A.223 (GE/Caterpillar UM10B) on the mountain route of Mount Oeta, between Leianokladi and Tithorea, Greece.

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Sculpture “Silberne Frequenz” (Otto Piene, 1970/71, redesign 2012/14) at the LWL museum, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Sculpture “Silberne Frequenz” (Otto Piene, 1970/71, redesign 2012/14) at the LWL museum, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Musical fountains at the Republic Square in Yerevan (Armenia) at night. The video taken on June 16, 2018. Music in video: George Frideric Handel — Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Allegro deciso.

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Mountain tour from Watles via Sesvennahütte and the Uina Slucht to Sur En Alte Pforzheimer Huette on the Pforzheimer See.

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English : Mountain tour from Watles via Sesvennahütte and the Uina Slucht to Sur En Alte Pforzheimer Huette on the Pforzheimer See.

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English : A time-lapse video of the final molt of a Brood X cicada. This time-lapse was taken over a period of about 4.5 hours one night, One picture every 10 seconds. The cicada emerges from its exoskeleton, its wings unfurl, then it darkens from the pale yellow that it initally is to black.

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Canadian Rockies in the morning. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

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English : The Diabolic Tenant is a 1909 silent hand-coloured trick film by Georges Méliès.

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Greenland Express Fokker 100 at Lviv International Airport, Ukraine.

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English : The Cure is a 1917 short comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.

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A man in a sea creature mask with umbrella at the Mermaid Parade on Coney Island in New York City

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English : Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book is a 1942 Technicolor film directed by Zoltan Korda.

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English : Bhairobi, a traditional Bengali song, interpretated by Babu Aghore Nath Chakrabarty and collected in 1905 by William Sinkler Darby and Max Hampe.

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Panorama of the Milky Way galactic plane stretching over Bontecou Lake in Dutchess County, New York.

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English : Ave Maria sung in 1904 by the Italian castrato Alessandro Moreschi and recorded by William Sinkler Darby.

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Traditionally served Macedonian ajvar with baguette, garlic, chili peppers and salami.

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English : Manhatta (1921) film - a portrait of New York City by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand. The title cards show quotes from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."

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Purple mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana), together with its cross section. It's a seasonal fruit. Outer part of the skin will be very hard.

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English : Purple mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana), together with its cross section. It's a seasonal fruit. Outer part of the skin will be very hard.

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English : This 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which launched in late 2011 and landed a rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012.

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English : Map of Greenland (1937) in Danish language

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English : American silent comedy-drama film The Kid, by Charlie Chaplin, in its original 1921 cut.

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English : Another Job for the Undertaker is a 1901 silent fantasy-comedy film made by Edison Studios. It was directed by Edwin Stanton Porter, an early film pioneer. It is two minutes in length.

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Conical shadow of Mount Nam Xay over green trees at golden hour early morning

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English : Artistic Creation is a 1901 British short silent comedy film, directed by Walter R. Booth.

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Old town of Zurich from the Quaibrücke. This view contains many of the most important landmarks, including the Fraumünster, Grossmünster, St. Peter Church and the river Limmat.

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English : Old town of Zurich from the Quaibrücke. This view contains many of the most important landmarks, including the Fraumünster, Grossmünster, St. Peter Church and the river Limmat.

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English : This video uses images from NASA's Juno mission to recreate what it might have looked like to ride along with the Juno spacecraft as it performed its 27th close flyby of Jupiter on June 2, 2020.

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Seed pods of an Alstroemeria aurea (Peruvian-lily). Focus stack of 18 images.

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English : Seed pods of an Alstroemeria aurea (Peruvian-lily). Focus stack of 18 images.

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English : Complete destruction a House, located 1.070 m (3,500 feet) from ground zero, by an atomic blast on March 17, 1953, at Yucca Flat at the Nevada Test Site. The time from the first to last picture was 2.3 seconds.

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Orange Daylily, possibly a garden hybrid cultivar after a rain. Ukraine, Vinnytsia

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English : Expedition 62 Crew Hands over International Space Station to Expedition 63 on April 15, 2020.
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