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English : Panoramic view of Noordhoek, a suburb of Cape Town with a population of ca. 32,000, South Africa.
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_female.jpg) Common blackbird (Turdus merula mauritanicus) female. Change image |
English : Common blackbird (Turdus merula mauritanicus) female.
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Mode change of a "dual-mode vehicle," a vehicle that can run on both tracks and rail. Japan's Asa Kaigan Railway became the first in the world to begin full-scale operation in 2022. Choose a new media file |
English : Mode change of a "dual-mode vehicle," a vehicle that can run on both tracks and rail. Japan's Asa Kaigan Railway became the first in the world to begin full-scale operation in 2022.
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_female_Bulgaria.jpg) Female scarlet darter dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) in Bulgaria. Today is Liberation Day in Bulgaria, celebrating independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878. Change image |
English : Female scarlet darter dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) in Bulgaria. Today is Liberation Day in Bulgaria, celebrating independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878.
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Le Bateau ivre, by Arthur Rimbaud, in French. LibriVox recording by Nadine Eckert-Boulet. Choose a new media file |
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English : View from McQueen Pass towards Lyttelton Harbour, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Ukrainian air defence shot down a Russian target on 25 February. Its wreckage damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Today is the ninth day since Russia invaded Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : Ukrainian air defence shot down a Russian target on 25 February. Its wreckage damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Today is the ninth day since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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.jpg) Row of trees between fields in the Börnste hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Row of trees between fields in the Börnste hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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British Hong Kong used to be a port of call for US Navy ships Choose a new media file |
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 A bridge reflected in the Canal du Midi in Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, France Change image |
Destruction of Kharkiv by Russian troops during Russian invasion of Ukraine. 1 March 2022. Choose a new media file |
English : Destruction of Kharkiv by Russian troops during Russian invasion of Ukraine. 1 March 2022.
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 Detail of the facade of the Palmsches Haus, an exemplary timber-framed house built in 1610 in Mosbach, Germany. Change image |
On the composer's birthday, Maurice Ravel's Boléro, Lamoureux Orchestra, directed by Ravel himself, first part. Choose a new media file |
English : On the composer's birthday, Maurice Ravel's Boléro, Lamoureux Orchestra, directed by Ravel himself, first part.
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_33.jpg) Afsluitdijk Monument and surroundings. Bollards in the IJsselmeer. Change image |
English : Afsluitdijk Monument and surroundings. Bollards in the IJsselmeer.
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The Awakening, by Kate Chopin. LibriVox recording by eight female readers: Kara Shallenberg, Anita Roy Dobbs, Michelle Crandall, Caroline Mercier, Sandra in Wales, Kymm Zuckert, Kristen McQuillin, Gesine. Chapters I-V. Choose a new media file |
English : The Awakening, by Kate Chopin. LibriVox recording by eight female readers: Kara Shallenberg, Anita Roy Dobbs, Michelle Crandall, Caroline Mercier, Sandra in Wales, Kymm Zuckert, Kristen McQuillin, Gesine. Chapters I-V.
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,_Parque_natural_de_la_Arr%C3%A1bida,_Portugal,_2020-07-21,_DD_07.jpg) Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal. Change image |
Scott Joplin playing the ragtime composition "Maple Leaf Rag" in 1916 Choose a new media file |
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 Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri, female) Change image |
English : Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri, female)
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 The modern skyline of Vilnius, Lithuania, as viewed at dusk from Gediminas' Tower looking north-west. Re-Establishment of Lithuania is celebrated on this day. Change image |
English : The modern skyline of Vilnius, Lithuania, as viewed at dusk from Gediminas' Tower looking north-west. Re-Establishment of Lithuania is celebrated on this day.
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English : Montage of different places and activities in Estonia from March to December 2021
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English : A green heron (Butorides virescens) hunting for prey in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Salammbô, by Gustave Flaubert, in French. LibriVox recording by Françoise. Chapter 1. Le Festin. Choose a new media file |
English : Salammbô, by Gustave Flaubert, in French. LibriVox recording by Françoise. Chapter 1. Le Festin.
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 Stone bridge in Bardo, Poland Change image |
English : Stone bridge in Bardo, Poland
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Making a snowman in Kõrvemaa, Estonia (January 2022) Choose a new media file |
English : Making a snowman in Kõrvemaa, Estonia (January 2022)
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 Narcissus 'Ice Follies' blooms with creamy white flowers. The crown is wide and has a wavy edge. Change image |
English : Narcissus 'Ice Follies' blooms with creamy white flowers. The crown is wide and has a wavy edge.
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A step-by-step cut through the Menger sponge, resulting in interesting shapes. Choose a new media file |
English : A step-by-step cut through the Menger sponge, resulting in interesting shapes.
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,_parque_nacional_de_Chobe,_Botsuana,_2018-07-28,_DD_25.jpg) Baby African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), Kruger National Park, South Africa. Change image |
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë (solo version). LibriVox recording by Ruth Golding. Chapter 1. Choose a new media file |
English : Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë (solo version). LibriVox recording by Ruth Golding. Chapter 1.
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 Piana, Southern Corsica, France : the Calanques of Piana. Change image |
"Raggle Taggle Gypsy" by Rapalje Choose a new media file |
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 Margherita Lambertini, first aid surgeon of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 March 2020. Change image |
English : Margherita Lambertini, first aid surgeon of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, at the end of her shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 March 2020.
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Sitting on the rim of a bowl, two honey bees are drinking from the water inside the bowl. Choose a new media file |
English : Sitting on the rim of a bowl, two honey bees are drinking from the water inside the bowl.
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 Icy farm road and stream with trees near Merfeld in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
U.S. Navy ships assigned to Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group joined ships of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 1, Escort Flotilla 4, and the Royal Canadian Navy, while aircraft from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, JMSDF and Japan Air Self Defense Force fly in formation during "Keen Sword 21", a military exercise. Choose a new media file |
English : U.S. Navy ships assigned to Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group joined ships of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 1, Escort Flotilla 4, and the Royal Canadian Navy, while aircraft from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, JMSDF and Japan Air Self Defense Force fly in formation during "Keen Sword 21", a military exercise.
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Germinal, by Émile Zola, in French. LibriVox recording by Françoise. Part I - Chapter 1. Choose a new media file |
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Long Live the Bull! is a 1926 American stop-motion cartoon by Joseph Sunn. Choose a new media file |
English : Long Live the Bull! is a 1926 American stop-motion cartoon by Joseph Sunn.
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 Cuckooflower or Lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis). Taken in Waldpark in Mannheim-Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Change image |
English : Cuckooflower or Lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis). Taken in Waldpark in Mannheim-Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Making thermal cards based on cholesteric liquid crystals. Choose a new media file |
English : Making thermal cards based on cholesteric liquid crystals.
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 Historic centre of Kłodzko, Poland Change image |
Perseverance rover landing Choose a new media file |
English : Perseverance rover landing
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 Abandoned train at Janakpur station. Change image |
The Navigator is a 1924 American comic film starring Buster Keaton. Choose a new media file |
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 Quanhua Temple, located in the Lion's Head Mountain Scenic Area, Taiwan. Change image |
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English : Starship spacecraft flight animation
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 A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius. The calf has remoras attached to its body. Change image |
English : A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius. The calf has remoras attached to its body.
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Histoires extraordinaires (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque), by Edgar Allan Poe, translated by Charles Baudelaire. LibriVox recording in French by Irene Alvarez Domenech; YasmineHaggag; Christiane Jehanne; Margot; Stéphanie; Linda Olsen Fitak; Rémi; Ulrike Denis; Isad. Double assassinat dans la rue Morgue, part 1. Choose a new media file |
English : Histoires extraordinaires (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque), by Edgar Allan Poe, translated by Charles Baudelaire. LibriVox recording in French by Irene Alvarez Domenech; YasmineHaggag; Christiane Jehanne; Margot; Stéphanie; Linda Olsen Fitak; Rémi; Ulrike Denis; Isad. Double assassinat dans la rue Morgue, part 1.
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 Four ladies wearing yukatas, in front of the North Gate (Kita So-Mon) of Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Japan. Change image |
English : Four ladies wearing yukatas, in front of the North Gate (Kita So-Mon) of Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Japan.
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Wilson cloud chamber Choose a new media file |
English : Wilson cloud chamber
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The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Choose a new media file |
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 An absolutely stunning and monumental double hemisphere wall map of the world by Samuel Dunn dating back to 1794 Change image |
English : An absolutely stunning and monumental double hemisphere wall map of the world by Samuel Dunn dating back to 1794
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.jpg) A brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) foraging in the snow in a Shakespeare garden in Manhattan, New York, USA. Brown thrashers are in the same family as catbirds and mockingbirds and are known for having over 1000 song types. Change image |
English : A brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) foraging in the snow in a Shakespeare garden in Manhattan, New York, USA. Brown thrashers are in the same family as catbirds and mockingbirds and are known for having over 1000 song types.
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The city of Mariupol is located on the Azov Sea, near the front line of Russia's military intervention against Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : The city of Mariupol is located on the Azov Sea, near the front line of Russia's military intervention against Ukraine.
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The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells. Librivox recording by Rebecca Dittman. Book 1, Chapter 1. Choose a new media file |
English : The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells. Librivox recording by Rebecca Dittman. Book 1, Chapter 1.
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 Five different commercial buns from Vienna. Top: normal bread, organic wholemeal bread from the Gradwohl bakery; below: pumpkinseed bread, from the Mann bakery: bread machine, double buns Change image |
English : Five different commercial buns from Vienna. Top: normal bread, organic wholemeal bread from the Gradwohl bakery; below: pumpkinseed bread, from the Mann bakery: bread machine, double buns
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