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During launch attempt of a Falcon 9 rocket with SpaceX CRS-7, the rocket was seen to disintegrate during first stage flight, it is not known what caused this yet.

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English : During launch attempt of a Falcon 9 rocket with SpaceX CRS-7, the rocket was seen to disintegrate during first stage flight, it is not known what caused this yet.
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Freshwater shrimp (Paratya compressa) filmed in a fish tank in Tokyo, Japan.

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English : Freshwater shrimp (Paratya compressa) filmed in a fish tank in Tokyo, Japan.
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Example of cleaning symbiosis: Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning the gills of an elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata). Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium, Spain.

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English : Example of cleaning symbiosis: Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning the gills of an elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata). Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium, Spain.
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Stone of Tizoc, or Sacrificial Stone is a large, round, carved stone in the Aztec cultural heritage, created in 1480s, and rediscovered on 17 December 1791. It is thought to have been a quauhxicalli, in which the hearts of victims of sacrifice were placed. Located in the National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City.

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English : Stone of Tizoc, or Sacrificial Stone is a large, round, carved stone in the Aztec cultural heritage, created in 1480s, and rediscovered on 17 December 1791. It is thought to have been a quauhxicalli, in which the hearts of victims of sacrifice were placed. Located in the National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City.
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English : American folk song "Darlin' Nellie Gray", sung by the Metropolitan Male Quartet in 1909
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Remarks on the Signing of the Voting Rights Act (August 6, 1965) by President Lyndon Baines Johnson

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English : Remarks on the Signing of the Voting Rights Act (August 6, 1965) by President Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Stack of microscopic images of a rockcress (Arabidopsis) leaf.

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English : Stack of microscopic images of a rockcress (Arabidopsis) leaf.
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Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) seen in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City

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English : Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) seen in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
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Vesuvius in eruption, newsreel (1944).

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English : Vesuvius in eruption, newsreel (1944).
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Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected a stellar-mass black hole much further away than any other previously known. The newly announced black hole lies in a spiral galaxy called NGC 300. This video zooms in onto the position of the system containing the stellar-mass black hole, and finishes with an artist’s impression of the system.

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English : Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected a stellar-mass black hole much further away than any other previously known. The newly announced black hole lies in a spiral galaxy called NGC 300. This video zooms in onto the position of the system containing the stellar-mass black hole, and finishes with an artist’s impression of the system.
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English : Latte art in practice.
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Demolition of HNA Development Building, city Haikou, provincie Hainan, China, at exactly 10:30, December 25, 2012.

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English : Demolition of HNA Development Building, city Haikou, provincie Hainan, China, at exactly 10:30, December 25, 2012.
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Typical nightly street scene in Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.

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English : Typical nightly street scene in Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Two old Hurtigruten ships still in active service: "Lofoten" (1964), photographed in Hurtigruten service in 2006 and 2011; "Nordstjernen" (1956), photographed in Hurtigruten service in 2006 and cruising Svalbard (Spitsbergen) in 2007, Norway.

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English : Two old Hurtigruten ships still in active service: "Lofoten" (1964), photographed in Hurtigruten service in 2006 and 2011; "Nordstjernen" (1956), photographed in Hurtigruten service in 2006 and cruising Svalbard (Spitsbergen) in 2007, Norway.
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Time-lapse video of Milky way from Japan with music.

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English : Time-lapse video of Milky way from Japan with music.
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Red lionfish (Pterois volitans). Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium

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English : Red lionfish (Pterois volitans). Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium
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Cuauhxicalli, an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztecs to contain human hearts extracted in human sacrificial ceremonies. National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City

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English : Cuauhxicalli, an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztecs to contain human hearts extracted in human sacrificial ceremonies. National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City
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English : Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) in Mather Campground, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.
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Zooming in on a rather empty patch of sky in the huge constellation of Hydra.

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English : Zooming in on a rather empty patch of sky in the huge constellation of Hydra.
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The feeder ship Containerships VIII inbound on the Elbe.

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English : The feeder ship Containerships VIII inbound on the Elbe.
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Angel and the Badman is a US western movie from 1947 directed by James Edward Grant (copyright not renewed).

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English : Angel and the Badman is a US western movie from 1947 directed by James Edward Grant (copyright not renewed).
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European otters (Lutra lutra) eating frozen fish. Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium, Spain

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English : European otters (Lutra lutra) eating frozen fish. Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium, Spain
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Chemical reaction called Blue bottle which take place in aqueous solution containing glucose, sodium hydroxide and a methylene blue.

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English : Chemical reaction called Blue bottle which take place in aqueous solution containing glucose, sodium hydroxide and a methylene blue.
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Lännakatten (Upsala-Lenna Jernväg) in Almunge (2015)

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English : Lännakatten (Upsala-Lenna Jernväg) in Almunge (2015)
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Rye sourdough starter culture rising (75 grams of 100% rye culture at 100% hydration from 1 minute after mixing for 10 hours, at 1200x speedup).

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English : Rye sourdough starter culture rising (75 grams of 100% rye culture at 100% hydration from 1 minute after mixing for 10 hours, at 1200x speedup).
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Giant woodwasp (Urocerus gigas) oviposits on a cut down pine (Pinus sylvestris).

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English : Giant woodwasp (Urocerus gigas) oviposits on a cut down pine (Pinus sylvestris).
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Two German Army tanks Leopard 2A5 (393rd Armoured Battalion) demonstrate deep-wading.

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English : Two German Army tanks Leopard 2A5 (393rd Armoured Battalion) demonstrate deep-wading.
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Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus) breathing. Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium

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English : Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus) breathing. Video taken in the Gijon Aquarium
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