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 Building of the State Historical Museum view from the Red Square, Moscow, Russia. The host of the Russian history museum was built based on Sherwood's neo-Russian design between 1875 and 1881. Change image |
English : Building of the State Historical Museum view from the Red Square, Moscow, Russia. The host of the Russian history museum was built based on Sherwood's neo-Russian design between 1875 and 1881.
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Now You Tell One is a 1926 American silent short by Charley Bowers. Choose a new media file |
English : Now You Tell One is a 1926 American silent short by Charley Bowers.
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 A waitress with Hacker-Pschorr, one of the traditional beers allowed to be served at Oktoberfest. She wears a Dirndl, a traditional women's dress of Bavaria. Today is the last day of the festival this year. Change image |
English : A waitress with Hacker-Pschorr, one of the traditional beers allowed to be served at Oktoberfest. She wears a Dirndl, a traditional women's dress of Bavaria. Today is the last day of the festival this year.
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The Pottery Maker is a 1926 documentary short by Robert Flaherty. Choose a new media file |
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English : Butcher David Reyes from San Diego, CA, shows how to butcher a whole lamb into various cuts including the rack of lamb and shoulder roast.
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 Fields and meadows at the western slope of the Mittelberg mountain, near Neckarkatzenbach, Neunkirchen, Germany. The photo was taken shortly before sunset at an evening in October. Change image |
English : Fields and meadows at the western slope of the Mittelberg mountain, near Neckarkatzenbach, Neunkirchen, Germany. The photo was taken shortly before sunset at an evening in October.
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 The winding road to Shingo La, a 5,090 m (16,700 ft) Himalayan mountain pass in northern India connecting the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh with the Zanskar region of Ladakh. Change image |
English : The winding road to Shingo La, a 5,090 m (16,700 ft) Himalayan mountain pass in northern India connecting the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh with the Zanskar region of Ladakh.
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.jpg) Yellow papillae flatworm (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum) swimming at 40 ft (12 m) depth, Manta Ray Bay, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Change image |
English : Yellow papillae flatworm (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum) swimming at 40 ft (12 m) depth, Manta Ray Bay, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
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The Croatian national anthem, instrumental version performed by the U.S. Navy Band. Choose a new media file |
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 Gentle evening sunlight in a riparian forest at the riverbank of the Southern Bug in the Buzk’s Gard National Nature Park, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Change image |
English : Gentle evening sunlight in a riparian forest at the riverbank of the Southern Bug in the Buzk’s Gard National Nature Park, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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Ugandan national anthem, performed by the U.S. Navy Band. Choose a new media file |
English : Ugandan national anthem, performed by the U.S. Navy Band.
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_13-10-2022_(d.j.b.)_02.jpg) Cracked skin of a Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum conker. Focus stack of 15 photos. Change image |
English : Cracked skin of a Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum conker. Focus stack of 15 photos.
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Fiji National Anthem, God Bless Fiji, performed by the United States Navy Band. Choose a new media file |
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 Rowan berries (Sorbus aucuparia). Ukraine, Vinnytsia Change image |
English : Rowan berries (Sorbus aucuparia). Ukraine, Vinnytsia
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Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This short video summarises their discovery. Choose a new media file |
English : Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This short video summarises their discovery.
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 View of Gokyo Lakes from Gokyo Ri, 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) a. s. l. Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest and longest glacier in the Himalayas, is right below, along with commanding views over nearby Cholatse, Taboche, Kangtega, Thamserku and other peaks of the Khumbu Himalayas. Change image |
English : View of Gokyo Lakes from Gokyo Ri, 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) a. s. l. Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest and longest glacier in the Himalayas, is right below, along with commanding views over nearby Cholatse, Taboche, Kangtega, Thamserku and other peaks of the Khumbu Himalayas.
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National anthem of Equatorial Guinea, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa March 2011. Choose a new media file |
English : National anthem of Equatorial Guinea, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa March 2011.
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.jpg) Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar. Today is actor Sacha Baron Cohen's birthday. He voiced King Julien XIII, a ring-tailed lemur, in the 2005 film Madagascar Change image |
English : Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar. Today is actor Sacha Baron Cohen's birthday. He voiced King Julien XIII, a ring-tailed lemur, in the 2005 film Madagascar
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A carriage from the Schlossbergbahn in Graz drives uphill through the siding. Choose a new media file |
English : A carriage from the Schlossbergbahn in Graz drives uphill through the siding.
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 Shila village on the right bank of the Tsarap River, Zanskar, Ladakh, India. Surrounded by groves of birch in autumn colouration. Elev. 3,590 m (11,780 ft). Change image |
English : Shila village on the right bank of the Tsarap River, Zanskar, Ladakh, India. Surrounded by groves of birch in autumn colouration. Elev. 3,590 m (11,780 ft).
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 Today (October 14, 2023), an annular solar eclipse occurs. Choose a new media file |
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 View of the Tower of Hercules near the center of A Coruña, Galicia, north-western coast of Spain. The 55 metres (180 ft) hight tower, an ancient Roman lighthouse, is the oldest (almost 1900 years) Roman lighthouse in use today and the second tallest lighthouse in Spain (after the Faro de Chipiona). The lighthouse was rehabilitated in 1791 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009. Change image |
English : View of the Tower of Hercules near the center of A Coruña, Galicia, north-western coast of Spain. The 55 metres (180 ft) hight tower, an ancient Roman lighthouse, is the oldest (almost 1900 years) Roman lighthouse in use today and the second tallest lighthouse in Spain (after the Faro de Chipiona). The lighthouse was rehabilitated in 1791 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009.
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With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space, including three European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, astronomers have uncovered the strange behaviour of a pulsar, a super-fast-spinning dead star. used on Template:Motd/2023-10-15 (en) Choose a new media file |
English : With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space, including three European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, astronomers have uncovered the strange behaviour of a pulsar, a super-fast-spinning dead star. used on Template:Motd/2023-10-15 (en)
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,_Golden_Gate_Bridge_--_2022_--_3023_(bw).jpg) Golden Gate Bridge (in fog), San Francisco, California, USA Change image |
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_02.jpg) Breil-Brigels, Panorama road between Waltensburg / Vuorz and Breil/Brigels, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. Carved out passage. Change image |
English : Breil-Brigels, Panorama road between Waltensburg / Vuorz and Breil/Brigels, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. Carved out passage.
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Patricia Janečková (1998-2023) Choose a new media file |
English : Patricia Janečková (1998-2023)
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 View to the east from Cho La, 5,400 metres (17,700 ft) a. s. l., a feature-rich mountain pass to the south of the Great Himalayan Range in the Everest Zone of Nepal, Himalayas. Glacial field covered with snow, black cliffs exposing geological layers and a small glacial lake in the valley ahead. Change image |
English : View to the east from Cho La, 5,400 metres (17,700 ft) a. s. l., a feature-rich mountain pass to the south of the Great Himalayan Range in the Everest Zone of Nepal, Himalayas. Glacial field covered with snow, black cliffs exposing geological layers and a small glacial lake in the valley ahead.
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Anthem of Niue Choose a new media file |
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 Pointe de Pen-Hir, a headland of the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, France. On the right is the Monument to the Bretons of Free France, or the Cross of Pen-Hir, inaugurated in 1951 by General Charles de Gaulle. Change image |
English : Pointe de Pen-Hir, a headland of the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, France. On the right is the Monument to the Bretons of Free France, or the Cross of Pen-Hir, inaugurated in 1951 by General Charles de Gaulle.
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Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us. Never before had we detected a galaxy’s magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discovery. Choose a new media file |
English : Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us. Never before had we detected a galaxy’s magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discovery.
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 Issued 100 years ago: "Notgeld" banknote: 1 000 000 000 Mark (1923), Trier, design: Fritz Quant (signed: "Quant"), RV: the "Hauptmarkt" in 1849 Change image |
English : Issued 100 years ago: "Notgeld" banknote: 1 000 000 000 Mark (1923), Trier, design: Fritz Quant (signed: "Quant"), RV: the "Hauptmarkt" in 1849
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Living History Days, at the Citadel of Belfort, August 19 and 20, 2023. Choose a new media file |
English : Living History Days, at the Citadel of Belfort, August 19 and 20, 2023.
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 Tomorrow begins the annual MassKara Festival in the Philippines, one of the most important celebrations in the country since 1980. Change image |
English : Tomorrow begins the annual MassKara Festival in the Philippines, one of the most important celebrations in the country since 1980.
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In this very sped-up artist's impression showing a collection of distant galaxies, the occasional supernova can be seen. Each of these exploding stars briefly rivals the brightness of its host galaxy. One class of supernovae, Type Ia, which results from thermonuclear runaway explosions on white dwarf stars in binary systems, has been used to map out the expansion rate of the Universe. This work led to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe and was awarded with the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics. Choose a new media file |
English : In this very sped-up artist's impression showing a collection of distant galaxies, the occasional supernova can be seen. Each of these exploding stars briefly rivals the brightness of its host galaxy. One class of supernovae, Type Ia, which results from thermonuclear runaway explosions on white dwarf stars in binary systems, has been used to map out the expansion rate of the Universe. This work led to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe and was awarded with the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics.
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 Demirci Rocks. Demirci Yayla Sanctuary, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. Change image |
Neighborhood council bike rides, in Belfort, July 8, 2023. Choose a new media file |
English : Neighborhood council bike rides, in Belfort, July 8, 2023.
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_female_with_dragonfly_larva.jpg) Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) female with dragonfly larva, Hungary. October 23rd marks the day of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Change image |
English : Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) female with dragonfly larva, Hungary. October 23rd marks the day of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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Anthem of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920—1946), in instrumental performance Choose a new media file |
English : Anthem of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920—1946), in instrumental performance
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English : The James H. Clark Center at Stanford University in California, which opened on October 24, 2003
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National anthem of Zambia Choose a new media file |
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Former national anthem of Turkmenistan (1946–1996), performed by the United States Navy Band Choose a new media file |
English : Former national anthem of Turkmenistan (1946–1996), performed by the United States Navy Band
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 A panoramic view of Srinagar, the summer capital and largest city of Jammu and Kashmir, India, as seen from the Shankaracharya Hill Change image |
English : A panoramic view of Srinagar, the summer capital and largest city of Jammu and Kashmir, India, as seen from the Shankaracharya Hill
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' national anthem, "Saint Vincent, Land so Beautiful", performed by the U.S. Navy Band circa the late 2010s. Choose a new media file |
English : Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' national anthem, "Saint Vincent, Land so Beautiful", performed by the U.S. Navy Band circa the late 2010s.
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 Tübingen, Germany: the river Neckar between the island with its famous Plane trees avenue (at the left) and the old city (at the right) in autumn Change image |
Wings is a 1927 American silent film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. The film stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Richard Arlen. Rogers and Arlen portray World War I combat pilots in a romantic rivalry over a woman. It was produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman, and released by Paramount Pictures. Gary Cooper appears in a small role which helped launch his career in Hollywood. Choose a new media file |
English : Wings is a 1927 American silent film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. The film stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Richard Arlen. Rogers and Arlen portray World War I combat pilots in a romantic rivalry over a woman. It was produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman, and released by Paramount Pictures. Gary Cooper appears in a small role which helped launch his career in Hollywood.
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 Reflection of the sky in the glass facade of a building in Parque Cultural Paulista located on Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, Brazil Change image |
English : Reflection of the sky in the glass facade of a building in Parque Cultural Paulista located on Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, Brazil
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National Anthem of Turkmenistan. Choose a new media file |
English : National Anthem of Turkmenistan.
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 Historical plenary chamber in Museum of the Republic in Ankara. Originally it served as the plenary hall of the 2nd Parliament of Turkey, which started with the proclamation of the Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. Change image |
English : Historical plenary chamber in Museum of the Republic in Ankara. Originally it served as the plenary hall of the 2nd Parliament of Turkey, which started with the proclamation of the Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923.
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National anthem of Turkey, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2000. Choose a new media file |
English : National anthem of Turkey, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2000.
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American silent short likely produced in 1925. Carter DeHaven pretends to impersonate Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Fatty Arbuckle, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Jackie Coogan. Choose a new media file |
English : American silent short likely produced in 1925. Carter DeHaven pretends to impersonate Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Fatty Arbuckle, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Jackie Coogan.
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 Jubilee and Munin, two of the ravens of the Tower of London. Born in 2012, Jubilee (male) was offered to Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee. Munin (female), born in 1995, is the oldest raven of the Tower. Change image |
English : Jubilee and Munin, two of the ravens of the Tower of London. Born in 2012, Jubilee (male) was offered to Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee. Munin (female), born in 1995, is the oldest raven of the Tower.
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Das Wunder is a 1922 hand-coloured advertisement for the Kantorowicz distillery by Walter Ruttmann. Choose a new media file |
English : Das Wunder is a 1922 hand-coloured advertisement for the Kantorowicz distillery by Walter Ruttmann.
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