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 Huge dune in Km 39, Sossusvlei, Namibia. Change image |
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English : Demonstration against compulsory vaccination in Paris (July 17, 2021), France.
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English : Worm Bay at Port Campbell National Park, Princetown, Victoria, Australia
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 Variegated golden frog, also known as the Madagascar poison frog (Mantella baroni), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Change image |
English : Variegated golden frog, also known as the Madagascar poison frog (Mantella baroni), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
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English : Active lava lake on Erta Ale volcano, Afar Region, Ethiopia
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English : How does vaccination with a vector vaccine work?
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 View towards Mons Sex Millia from Garnet Peak. Poplars Range, Canterbury Region, New Zealand Change image |
English : View towards Mons Sex Millia from Garnet Peak. Poplars Range, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
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English : The Lost World is an US silent fantasy giant monster adventure film adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel of the same name. Complete version of 1 h 31 mn.
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 Israeli chief of staff in a meeting in Northern Command, during Yom Kippur War which started on this day in 1973. Change image |
English : Israeli chief of staff in a meeting in Northern Command, during Yom Kippur War which started on this day in 1973.
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English : Animated Phenakistiscope disc (16 sections, time lapse 0.10 s) - Running rats, Fantascope by Thomas Mann Baynes. Manufactured in London, Great Britain, in October 1833.
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 Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) in Sakai, Osaka. Change image |
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English : The story of the Railway Post Office, as told by four ex RPO clerks.
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 On 10 October 2010, Curaçao became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The historic facades on Handelskade are an iconic sight of the island's capital, Willemstad. Change image |
English : On 10 October 2010, Curaçao became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The historic facades on Handelskade are an iconic sight of the island's capital, Willemstad.
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English : Bar-tailed godwits hold the long-distance record among migratory birds. The rare and endangered birds travel in small groups almost once around the world.
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English : SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch as observed from the LC-39 Observation Gantry at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015.
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 Harlingen. coil springs old train carriage. NS D 6066. Change image |
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English : A train parade at the railway exhibition «Expo 1520» (PRO//Motion.Expo) on railway test circuit in Shcherbinka, Moscow, Russia
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 Panoramic view from the hills above Dniester. Nahoriany village, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. Change image |
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English : Global view and animation of Earth’s city lights is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite. The data was acquired over nine days in April 2012 and thirteen days in October 2012. It took satellite 312 orbits and 2.5 terabytes of data to get a clear shot of every parcel of Earth’s land surface and islands. This new data was then mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.
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English : Landing of MiG-29, Lviv (LWO / UKLL), Ukraine. Today is the Day of the Defender of Ukraine.
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 Convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli) with its long proboscis, Gorski kut, near the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria. Change image |
English : Convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli) with its long proboscis, Gorski kut, near the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria.
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English : 3D printable model of David (Michelangelo), compiled of photogrammetric and structured light scanning
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English : Pippin Lake viewed from the Richardson Highway, near Copper Center, Alaska, United States.
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 Oak with broken crown. This part of Koninklijke Houtvesterij Het Loo will no longer intervene. There is a natural process taking place for more biodiversity. Change image |
English : Oak with broken crown. This part of Koninklijke Houtvesterij Het Loo will no longer intervene. There is a natural process taking place for more biodiversity.
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English : Demonstration in support of abolishing Paragraph 218 after 150 years. A wall with the number 218 has been overpainted.
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 125 years ago: Place card for "Landrath Harz" for the banquet at the inauguration of the Emperor William Monument, in the Kaiserhof, Porta Westfalica, Germany on October 18, 1896. Change image |
English : 125 years ago: Place card for "Landrath Harz" for the banquet at the inauguration of the Emperor William Monument, in the Kaiserhof, Porta Westfalica, Germany on October 18, 1896.
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English : Querdenken711 protest in Berlin on 1st August 2020.
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 A male Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) at sunset in Hanover Zoo, Germany. Change image |
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English : Black Lives Matter. Silent demo in Berlin on 6th June 2020.
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English : An Eastern Westerner is a 1920 silent Western comedy directed by Hal Roach and featuring Harold Lloyd.
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 Afghan children wait to receive basic medical care and clothing on Camp Clark, Khowst province, Afghanistan, 2009. Change image |
English : Afghan children wait to receive basic medical care and clothing on Camp Clark, Khowst province, Afghanistan, 2009.
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English : Les douze Travaux d'Hercule is a 1910 French animated short by Émile Cohl.
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 Aerial view of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Palekh, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Change image |
English : Aerial view of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Palekh, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.
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English : Unauthorized Disclosure is a 1965 educational film from the United States Department of Defense on the disclosure of classified information.
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 The Stata Center, an academic complex at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed by Frank Gehry Change image |
English : The Stata Center, an academic complex at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed by Frank Gehry
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English : Patsy's Elopement (1915) is an episode of the American silent serial Patsy Bolivar.
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 Colourful vineyards and forest edge at an evening in the autumn, seen on the Wolfertsberg near Löwenstein, Germany. Change image |
English : Colourful vineyards and forest edge at an evening in the autumn, seen on the Wolfertsberg near Löwenstein, Germany.
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English : Strictly Personal is a 1945 American military training film on hygiene.
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 Purple mangosteen, sweet, tangy and juicy fruit, shown in cross section. Change image |
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English : Civilians suffer from the Russian airstrikes over Al-Tamanah town. Syria.
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English : Promotional animated short by Kajetan Obarski for Wikimedia Poland (2019). Available CC.
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 A skylight in the defunct City Hall subway station in New York City. The station opened on October 27, 1904 and closed in 1945. It was noted for its decorative elements but closed because it was built on an inefficient curve that could not accommodate newer, longer trains. Change image |
English : A skylight in the defunct City Hall subway station in New York City. The station opened on October 27, 1904 and closed in 1945. It was noted for its decorative elements but closed because it was built on an inefficient curve that could not accommodate newer, longer trains.
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English : Hackani, a traditional Hindustani song performed by Hingan Bai, recorded in 1904 by William Sinkler Darby.
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 Statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius on Radhošť. Today is "Republic Day" in the Czech Republic. Change image |
English : Statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius on Radhošť. Today is "Republic Day" in the Czech Republic.
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English : Elle dort! ... ne la réveillez pas! is a 1831 lithography with moving door by Charles Philipon.
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 Svirzh Castle, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Change image |
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English : Le Vitrail diabolique is a 1911 trick film by Georges Méliès.
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 Interior of Seckau Basilica, Styria, Austria Change image |
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 Wahkeena Falls, a 242-foot (73 m) waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, in autumn foliage. Change image |
English : Wahkeena Falls, a 242-foot (73 m) waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, in autumn foliage.
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