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 Central dome of Salzburg Cathedral, Austria. The cathedral was founded in 774 and rebuilt in 1181 after a fire, but it got its present Baroque style appearance under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the 17th century. Change image |
English : Central dome of Salzburg Cathedral, Austria. The cathedral was founded in 774 and rebuilt in 1181 after a fire, but it got its present Baroque style appearance under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the 17th century.
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The Wizard of Oz is a 1933 Canadian-American animated short film directed by Ted Eshbaugh. The film is considered to potentially be the first full color animated film. Choose a new media file |
English : The Wizard of Oz is a 1933 Canadian-American animated short film directed by Ted Eshbaugh. The film is considered to potentially be the first full color animated film.
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,_Grand_Prismatic_Spring_--_2022_--_2514.jpg) Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Change image |
Snowfall in Podolsk, Russia on 2 February, 2019. The video also shows the bridge across the Pakhra River, part of Lenin Prospect Choose a new media file |
English : Snowfall in Podolsk, Russia on 2 February, 2019. The video also shows the bridge across the Pakhra River, part of Lenin Prospect
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 Neo-Gothic St. Catherine's Church in the Thuringian village of Mellenbach-Glasbach, Germany Change image |
English : Neo-Gothic St. Catherine's Church in the Thuringian village of Mellenbach-Glasbach, Germany
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1930 Hollywood classic movie, Check and Double Check, directed by Melville W. Brown, starring Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Sue Carol. Choose a new media file |
English : 1930 Hollywood classic movie, Check and Double Check, directed by Melville W. Brown, starring Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Sue Carol.
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 The so-called Beckumer Anschläge is a collection of stories about the silly citizens of Beckum, Germany. In this caricature on a banknote of 1918, a funny episode is depicted: A cow is pulled up to the top of a wall to eat the grass that is growing there. Size: 93 mm × 142 mm. Change image |
English : The so-called Beckumer Anschläge is a collection of stories about the silly citizens of Beckum, Germany. In this caricature on a banknote of 1918, a funny episode is depicted: A cow is pulled up to the top of a wall to eat the grass that is growing there. Size: 93 mm × 142 mm.
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Newly picked bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), cleaned, rinsed and ready to be served in a glass bowl. Recorded in highspeed in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. Music "Dreamland" by Aakash Gandhi from the YouTube sound library, free license while used in a video. Choose a new media file |
English : Newly picked bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), cleaned, rinsed and ready to be served in a glass bowl. Recorded in highspeed in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. Music "Dreamland" by Aakash Gandhi from the YouTube sound library, free license while used in a video.
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-L1003785.jpg) The Elgin Bridge, a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, built between 1925 and 1929. The bridge links the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore’s Central Area. The bridge was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. This long exposure image shows a boat passing under the bridge during blue hour on August 18, 2023. Change image |
English : The Elgin Bridge, a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, built between 1925 and 1929. The bridge links the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore’s Central Area. The bridge was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. This long exposure image shows a boat passing under the bridge during blue hour on August 18, 2023.
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Close Up (1990) in Farsi. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event; The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf — as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. Choose a new media file |
English : Close Up (1990) in Farsi. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event; The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf — as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.
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 Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogma, born 150 years ago today, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde (pictured) in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912. Change image |
English : Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogma, born 150 years ago today, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde (pictured) in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912.
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Timelapse of sunset in Hong Kong Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Winter view of the cemetery in Böckingen, Heilbronn, Germany Change image |
Mohamed Muizz's voice recorded in 17 November 2023 Choose a new media file |
English : Mohamed Muizz's voice recorded in 17 November 2023
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_24-11-2020._(actm.)_01.jpg) Clitocybe nebularis (clouded agaric) Change image |
English : Clitocybe nebularis (clouded agaric)
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Gabby Goes Fishing (1941), a Max Fleischer animated cartoon (producer). Directed by Dave Fleischer. Writer: Carl Meyer. Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer. Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him. Choose a new media file |
English : Gabby Goes Fishing (1941), a Max Fleischer animated cartoon (producer). Directed by Dave Fleischer. Writer: Carl Meyer. Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer. Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him.
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 Lobby of the New Town Hall in Hanover Change image |
The Giant Gila Monster is an American 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis. This low-budget B-movie starred Don Sullivan, a veteran of several low budget monster and zombie films, and Lisa Simone, the French contestant for the 1957 Miss Universe, as well as comedic actor Shug Fisher and KLIF disc jockey Ken Knox. The effects included a live Mexican beaded lizard (not an actual Gila monster) filmed on a scaled-down model landscape. Choose a new media file |
English : The Giant Gila Monster is an American 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis. This low-budget B-movie starred Don Sullivan, a veteran of several low budget monster and zombie films, and Lisa Simone, the French contestant for the 1957 Miss Universe, as well as comedic actor Shug Fisher and KLIF disc jockey Ken Knox. The effects included a live Mexican beaded lizard (not an actual Gila monster) filmed on a scaled-down model landscape.
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.jpg) Baunsa Rani, which means "Bamboo Queen," is an ancient Indian art form from Odisha in which young girls walk barefoot on tightropes. They also often perform various acrobatic poses on and off the rope to the beat of drums and songs. This dance form is very dangerous and requires many years of experience. Change image |
English : Baunsa Rani, which means "Bamboo Queen," is an ancient Indian art form from Odisha in which young girls walk barefoot on tightropes. They also often perform various acrobatic poses on and off the rope to the beat of drums and songs. This dance form is very dangerous and requires many years of experience.
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Glen or Glenda is a 1953 American exploitation film written, directed by and starring Ed Wood (credited in his starring role as "Daniel Davis"), and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. It was produced by George Weiss who also made the exploitation film Test Tube Babies that same year. The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style. Choose a new media file |
English : Glen or Glenda is a 1953 American exploitation film written, directed by and starring Ed Wood (credited in his starring role as "Daniel Davis"), and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. It was produced by George Weiss who also made the exploitation film Test Tube Babies that same year. The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.
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 Harriet Jacobs' only known formal portrait Change image |
English : Harriet Jacobs' only known formal portrait
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Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Xavier Gachet (Club Multisport Arêches-Beaufort) have 20 international medals in 2022, including three doubles in the individual running World Cup. A historic season for this “golden couple”. Choose a new media file |
English : Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Xavier Gachet (Club Multisport Arêches-Beaufort) have 20 international medals in 2022, including three doubles in the individual running World Cup. A historic season for this “golden couple”.
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 Raindrops on a northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) in Lysekil, Sweden, during a sun shower. Change image |
English : Raindrops on a northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) in Lysekil, Sweden, during a sun shower.
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Moana, a 1926 documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, is the first feature film made with panchromatic black-and-white film. Choose a new media file |
English : Moana, a 1926 documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, is the first feature film made with panchromatic black-and-white film.
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 Example of the Stile Umbertino: Galleria Sciarra, Rome, Italy Change image |
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 Exterior of the Notre-Dame Basilica, located in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built between 1823 and 1829 after a design of James O'Donnell and it has become one of the landmarks of the city. Change image |
English : Exterior of the Notre-Dame Basilica, located in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built between 1823 and 1829 after a design of James O'Donnell and it has become one of the landmarks of the city.
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The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family (1913) by Georges Méliès Choose a new media file |
English : The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family (1913) by Georges Méliès
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,_Canada_Place_--_2022_--_1906_(bw).jpg) “Five Sails” at Canada Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Change image |
English : “Five Sails” at Canada Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Sea captain Carola Rackete speaking at Fangschleuse station near Tesla's Grünheide Gigafactory about the need to stop Tesla from using any more groundwater. Choose a new media file |
English : Sea captain Carola Rackete speaking at Fangschleuse station near Tesla's Grünheide Gigafactory about the need to stop Tesla from using any more groundwater.
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_10-07-2023._(d.j.b)_04.jpg) View of the Mariakerk van Wierum from the seawall. Change image |
English : View of the Mariakerk van Wierum from the seawall.
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Lion dance from Nangomachi, Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan Choose a new media file |
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 Fire cabinet, fire hose and clock in Denmark Change image |
Aproaching International and Government Airport Berlin-Brandenburg BER, Cockpit view, SEV RB22. Taxi at 11m 12s, Standstill at 12m 04s Choose a new media file |
English : Aproaching International and Government Airport Berlin-Brandenburg BER, Cockpit view, SEV RB22. Taxi at 11m 12s, Standstill at 12m 04s
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Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so-called Poverty Row film studios in mid-20th-century Hollywood. February 19th is the birthday of Ann Savage. Choose a new media file |
English : Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so-called Poverty Row film studios in mid-20th-century Hollywood. February 19th is the birthday of Ann Savage.
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 Bearded man smoking a pipe. Today is International Pipe Smoking Day. Change image |
English : Bearded man smoking a pipe. Today is International Pipe Smoking Day.
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Transit of Mars moon Deimos before the Sun, as observed on 20 January 2024 by the Mars rover Perseverance. Choose a new media file |
English : Transit of Mars moon Deimos before the Sun, as observed on 20 January 2024 by the Mars rover Perseverance.
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German-Polish Pride Parade Görlitz-Zgorzelec starting at Görlitz main station on its way to cross the river Oder to reach Zgorzelec Choose a new media file |
English : German-Polish Pride Parade Görlitz-Zgorzelec starting at Görlitz main station on its way to cross the river Oder to reach Zgorzelec
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 Statue of Saint Peter at the main altar of the parish church St. Georg in Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter on the General Roman Calendar Change image |
English : Statue of Saint Peter at the main altar of the parish church St. Georg in Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter on the General Roman Calendar
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African diaspora in Canton, Yuet, in 2009 Choose a new media file |
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Warntag nation wide test alarm in Germany via Cell Broadcast, schedulued to start at 11:00 but starting a few seconds early. Choose a new media file |
English : Warntag nation wide test alarm in Germany via Cell Broadcast, schedulued to start at 11:00 but starting a few seconds early.
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 The head of a sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The temple is one of the most tourist and photographic attractions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, an ancient capital of Siam. Today is Māgha Pūjā. Change image |
English : The head of a sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The temple is one of the most tourist and photographic attractions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, an ancient capital of Siam. Today is Māgha Pūjā.
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"Слава Україні" eg."Glory to Ukraine" is a Ukrainian national salute, known as a symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty and resistance to foreign aggression. It is the battle cry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is often accompanied by the response "Glory to the heroes!". Choose a new media file |
English : "Слава Україні" eg."Glory to Ukraine" is a Ukrainian national salute, known as a symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty and resistance to foreign aggression. It is the battle cry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is often accompanied by the response "Glory to the heroes!".
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 The actor Sean Astin giving a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Today is his birthday. Change image |
English : The actor Sean Astin giving a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Today is his birthday.
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Daanyal Chee – a long-time Chinese Muslim convert and fresh face in the hawker scene – tells his story of selling Teochew food in Singapore. Previously a corporate employee, Chee chose to pursue his passion for cooking before reaching old age. Choose a new media file |
English : Daanyal Chee – a long-time Chinese Muslim convert and fresh face in the hawker scene – tells his story of selling Teochew food in Singapore. Previously a corporate employee, Chee chose to pursue his passion for cooking before reaching old age.
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 Amblychilepas platyactis McLean & Kilburn, 1986; Length 2.4 cm; Originating from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa Change image |
English : Amblychilepas platyactis McLean & Kilburn, 1986; Length 2.4 cm; Originating from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
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The Great White Silence is a 1924 silent documentary film by Herbert G. Ponting on the Terra Nova Expedition. Choose a new media file |
English : The Great White Silence is a 1924 silent documentary film by Herbert G. Ponting on the Terra Nova Expedition.
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.jpg) Ring-billed gull and a rainbow over the Niagara River Change image |
Drone video of Monument Valley, USA Choose a new media file |
English : Drone video of Monument Valley, USA
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.jpg) Bow Bridge in Central Park (panorama) Change image |
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 Starry Night Over the Rhône was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Today the painting is exhibited in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France. Change image |
English : Starry Night Over the Rhône was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Today the painting is exhibited in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France.
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Beach of Heringsdorf, Usedom in the early morning Choose a new media file |
English : Beach of Heringsdorf, Usedom in the early morning
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