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 Issued 100 years ago: 50 Pfennig Notgeld (emergency money) banknote, Stadt Mainz, Jan. 1, 1921, AV: Mainz Cathedral, RV: Marktbrunnen. Change image |
English : Issued 100 years ago: 50 Pfennig Notgeld (emergency money) banknote, Stadt Mainz, Jan. 1, 1921, AV: Mainz Cathedral, RV: Marktbrunnen.
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Fireworks at the Eiffel Tower at midnight on New Year's Eve. Choose a new media file |
English : Fireworks at the Eiffel Tower at midnight on New Year's Eve.
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 Mudéjar decorated coffer ceiling of the nave of the Teruel Cathedral, Aragon, Spain. This unique piece belongs to the UNESCO Heritage site of the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon and dates from the 14th century. It shows historical, religious, human and animal figures in Gothic style. Change image |
English : Mudéjar decorated coffer ceiling of the nave of the Teruel Cathedral, Aragon, Spain. This unique piece belongs to the UNESCO Heritage site of the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon and dates from the 14th century. It shows historical, religious, human and animal figures in Gothic style.
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 The Climate spiral represents global temperature change (1850 to 2020) Choose a new media file |
English : The Climate spiral represents global temperature change (1850 to 2020)
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,_Big_Drift_--_2019_--_1683.jpg) Sand dune “Big Drift” in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia Wikipedia: Wilsons Promontory National Park Change image |
English : Sand dune “Big Drift” in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
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 Pottery vessel found in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran. Late half of 3rd Millennium B.C. In five pictures a goat steps toward a tree, climbs it up, eats leaves and comes down. This picture is one of earliest examples of artist's attempt to show motion in means of animation. Choose a new media file |
English : Pottery vessel found in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran. Late half of 3rd Millennium B.C. In five pictures a goat steps toward a tree, climbs it up, eats leaves and comes down. This picture is one of earliest examples of artist's attempt to show motion in means of animation.
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 Aral Sea, timeline of shrinking. Choose a new media file |
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 Schwetzingen, Schlossgarten: the so-called Chinese bridge, seen from north-northeast over the canal. Change image |
English : Schwetzingen, Schlossgarten: the so-called Chinese bridge, seen from north-northeast over the canal.
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A Modern Cinderella is an American silent short produced in 1910 by Vitagraph. Choose a new media file |
English : A Modern Cinderella is an American silent short produced in 1910 by Vitagraph.
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 View of Rizopolozhensky Monastery in Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Change image |
Richard Stallman's lecture about copyright at University of Calgary. Choose a new media file |
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November 11, 2019, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched as Mercury move across the Sun. The Solar Dynamics Observatory views the Sun in a variety of wavelengths of light in the extreme ultraviolet. Choose a new media file |
English : November 11, 2019, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched as Mercury move across the Sun. The Solar Dynamics Observatory views the Sun in a variety of wavelengths of light in the extreme ultraviolet.
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_at_Gyeongbokgung_Palace,_Seoul.jpg) Royal Banquet Hall Gyeonghoeru at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul. Change image |
Azov-Syvash National Nature Park, Ukraine Choose a new media file |
English : Azov-Syvash National Nature Park, Ukraine
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 The Baptism of Christ at the St. Wolfgang Altarpiece of the Catholic parish- and pilgrimage church St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Upper Austria. Michael Pacher, 1471–79. Change image |
English : The Baptism of Christ at the St. Wolfgang Altarpiece of the Catholic parish- and pilgrimage church St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Upper Austria. Michael Pacher, 1471–79.
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Video about how fossilization work, with video recordings from the Solnhofen region (where also the Archaeopteryx was found). Choose a new media file |
English : Video about how fossilization work, with video recordings from the Solnhofen region (where also the Archaeopteryx was found).
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,_Three_Sisters_--_2019_--_1987-9.jpg) Three Sisters, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia Wikipedia: Three Sisters · Blue Mountains National Park · New South Wales Change image |
English : Three Sisters, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Hebrew song Moshe written by Immanuel Zamir, sung by Yaffa Yarkoni. Choose a new media file |
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 Lake Sylvester during the sunrise. The picture was taken near Iron Lake looking towards Nelson. Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand Change image |
English : Lake Sylvester during the sunrise. The picture was taken near Iron Lake looking towards Nelson. Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand
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 Animation of the large periodic comet Swift–Tuttle. The orbital period is 133 years and is drawn from 1875 to 2100. ▇ Sun · ▇ Earth · ▇ Jupiter · ▇ Saturn · ▇ Uranus · ▇ Comet Swift–Tuttle Choose a new media file |
English : Animation of the large periodic comet Swift–Tuttle. The orbital period is 133 years and is drawn from 1875 to 2100.
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 Dunes and shadows in Sossusvlei, Namibia. Change image |
Holy Trinity Monastery, Chernihiv, Ukraine Choose a new media file |
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 Organic home-grown tomatoes arranged in a circle Change image |
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Subway Dreams by Dan Henig Choose a new media file |
English : Subway Dreams by Dan Henig
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Today we celebrate Wikipedia's 20th birthday. Choose a new media file |
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US Senate goes into recess after protestors breach the Capitol Choose a new media file |
English : US Senate goes into recess after protestors breach the Capitol
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 The famous roofs of Quanhua Temple, located in the Lion's Head Mountain Scenic Area, Taiwan. Change image |
English : The famous roofs of Quanhua Temple, located in the Lion's Head Mountain Scenic Area, Taiwan.
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.jpg) Wintry view over a protected landscape area near Beilstein, Württemberg, Germany. The detailed landscape with small fields, little woods, vineyards and fruit trees is typical for that protected landscape area. Change image |
English : Wintry view over a protected landscape area near Beilstein, Württemberg, Germany. The detailed landscape with small fields, little woods, vineyards and fruit trees is typical for that protected landscape area.
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January 18, 2021, is Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day. This video is also about King's most historic and recognized event, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, part of the Civil Rights movement. Choose a new media file |
English : January 18, 2021, is Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day. This video is also about King's most historic and recognized event, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, part of the Civil Rights movement.
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 Interior of Santa Isabel Theater in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco state. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience. It was named in honor of Princess Isabel of Braganza. Change image |
English : Interior of Santa Isabel Theater in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco state. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience. It was named in honor of Princess Isabel of Braganza.
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Women rowing regatta in San Sebastian 2012 Choose a new media file |
English : Women rowing regatta in San Sebastian 2012
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.jpg) Scuol Wooden door in a residential house. Change image |
Phoenix Fireworks at the Nagaoka Festival Fireworks 2017, Japan Choose a new media file |
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 The Glecksteinhütte is an abandoned mountain hut in Fallätsche, Zurich. It was built in the early 1900s so that people in Zurich could enjoy an "alpine" experience without having to travel far to the higher mountains. Today, it is in danger of falling off the cliff it is built on. The foggy weather is typical for Zurich around autumn and winter. Change image |
English : The Glecksteinhütte is an abandoned mountain hut in Fallätsche, Zurich. It was built in the early 1900s so that people in Zurich could enjoy an "alpine" experience without having to travel far to the higher mountains. Today, it is in danger of falling off the cliff it is built on. The foggy weather is typical for Zurich around autumn and winter.
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Simple Homopolar motor Choose a new media file |
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 Greengrocer in Municipal Market of São Paulo city Change image |
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A tune of bourrée composed by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Aya Higuchi. Choose a new media file |
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_in_flight.JPG) Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight, the Pantanal, Brazil. Change image |
"Rule, Britannia!" performed by United States Army Band Choose a new media file |
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 Climbers ascending at Ullu-Tau Range in Caucasus Mountains, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. Photo taken in 1983 by Jaan Künnap. Change image |
English : Climbers ascending at Ullu-Tau Range in Caucasus Mountains, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. Photo taken in 1983 by Jaan Künnap.
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Hevenu Shalom Alechem, translated from Hebrew as "Peace to you", traditional melody from Evangelisches Gesangbuch. Choose a new media file |
English : Hevenu Shalom Alechem, translated from Hebrew as "Peace to you", traditional melody from Evangelisches Gesangbuch.
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 Partial view of São Paulo, a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city and the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. Change image |
English : Partial view of São Paulo, a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city and the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world.
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Playing with a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Choose a new media file |
English : Playing with a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
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.jpg) Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in the environmental protection area of the Tietê River in São Paulo state, Brazil. Change image |
English : Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in the environmental protection area of the Tietê River in São Paulo state, Brazil.
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Traditional Silesian song, Od Francyi jadę, from Julius Roger collection. Choose a new media file |
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 Two male rohde's leaf frog (Pithecopus rohdei), a species of tree frog endemic to Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Change image |
English : Two male rohde's leaf frog (Pithecopus rohdei), a species of tree frog endemic to Atlantic Forest, Brazil.
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 Decorative muqarnas vaulting in the iwan entrance of Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Atabki Sahn, Qom, Iran. Change image |
"Yankee Doodle" performed by United States Army Band Choose a new media file |
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English : Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) caterpillars, Lahemaa National Park, Estonia
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Demonstration in Montbéliard (France) on January 24, 2020 against a pension reform. Choose a new media file |
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 A small loch in the saddle between Beinn an Dothaidh and Beinn Dorain. Taken during sunrise. Scottish Highlands, Scotland Change image |
English : A small loch in the saddle between Beinn an Dothaidh and Beinn Dorain. Taken during sunrise. Scottish Highlands, Scotland
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Artemis I - Hot Fire Test Choose a new media file |
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_20.jpg) Walk across the Hulshorsterzand/Hulshorsterheide. Sand was blown away between the tree roots. Change image |
English : Walk across the Hulshorsterzand/Hulshorsterheide. Sand was blown away between the tree roots.
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Genoese citadel in Akkerman fortress, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine Choose a new media file |
English : Genoese citadel in Akkerman fortress, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine
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