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_female_head.jpg) Female southern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955. Change image |
English : Female southern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955.
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2018 commemoration of Remembrance day in Belfort. Choose a new media file |
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 Trees (Arbutus on the left) during the sunset in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada Change image |
English : Trees (Arbutus on the left) during the sunset in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Highlights from the Solar Dynamics Observatory's five years of watching the Sun. Choose a new media file |
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 “Langer Eugen” in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, a high-rise designed by Egon Eiermann in 1966 – detail of facade. Change image |
English : “Langer Eugen” in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, a high-rise designed by Egon Eiermann in 1966 – detail of facade.
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The Fackeltanz No. 1 in B-flat by Giacomo Meyerbeer and scored for military band by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht, played by the U.S. Marine Band for the album Courtly Dances. Choose a new media file |
English : The Fackeltanz No. 1 in B-flat by Giacomo Meyerbeer and scored for military band by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht, played by the U.S. Marine Band for the album Courtly Dances.
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 Long exposure of the Seattle Great Wheel, Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, USA. The giant Ferris wheel is 175 feet (53.3 m) high and was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it was inaugurated in June 2012. Change image |
English : Long exposure of the Seattle Great Wheel, Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, USA. The giant Ferris wheel is 175 feet (53.3 m) high and was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it was inaugurated in June 2012.
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Saturday Night is a 1922 American silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Leatrice Joy. Choose a new media file |
English : Saturday Night is a 1922 American silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Leatrice Joy.
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Today is the 25th Dead Duck Day. In 1995, Dutch biologist Kees Moeliker made the first observation of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard Anas platyrhynchos, which earned him the Ig Nobel Prize in Biology in 2003. Choose a new media file |
English : Today is the 25th Dead Duck Day. In 1995, Dutch biologist Kees Moeliker made the first observation of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard Anas platyrhynchos, which earned him the Ig Nobel Prize in Biology in 2003.
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 Friends Towers, Munich, a residential high-rise complex – detail of facade. Change image |
The Final Days is an American short on the end of Bill Clinton's presidency shown at the White House Correspondents' Association's Dinner in 2000. Choose a new media file |
English : The Final Days is an American short on the end of Bill Clinton's presidency shown at the White House Correspondents' Association's Dinner in 2000.
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 View of Étretat, France Change image |
The fifth and last mission to the Hubble Space Telescope Choose a new media file |
English : The fifth and last mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
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._04.jpg) Flower buds in development of Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost'. Change image |
Le Lion, a half marathon, in Belfort (2019). Choose a new media file |
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 BMW Mini at night on a country lane in the hamlet Börnste, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : BMW Mini at night on a country lane in the hamlet Börnste, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Daisy, an advertisement aired on television during the 1964 United States presidential election by incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign. Choose a new media file |
English : Daisy, an advertisement aired on television during the 1964 United States presidential election by incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign.
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 Panoramic view of the Tara Cathedrals (left) and the Tara salt flat in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of the Tara Cathedrals (left) and the Tara salt flat in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile.
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 Mother India, a 1957 Indian epic film directed by Mehboob Khan, was one of the most expensive and remains one of the most successful Bollywood productions. Choose a new media file |
English : Mother India, a 1957 Indian epic film directed by Mehboob Khan, was one of the most expensive and remains one of the most successful Bollywood productions.
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 Windows of the St. Paul's Cathedral in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Windows of the St. Paul's Cathedral in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Amateur Dutch 1941 film showing Anne Frank at her window. Choose a new media file |
English : Amateur Dutch 1941 film showing Anne Frank at her window.
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.jpg) African Daisy (Osteospermum barberae). The genus Osteospermum has about 50 species. The name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed). Change image |
English : African Daisy (Osteospermum barberae). The genus Osteospermum has about 50 species. The name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed).
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A video showing the process of a fractal spirograph (a cycle is connected on a larger circle and so on) Choose a new media file |
English : A video showing the process of a fractal spirograph (a cycle is connected on a larger circle and so on)
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English : All My Babies is a 1953 American documentary film on midwives directed by George C. Stoney.
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English : Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius), male. Photographed at Gamla Nature Reserve in Israel.
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Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. This is a celebration in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. This is a celebration in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.
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 Flower of a red Chrysanthemum × morifolium with dew drops in a garden in Upper Franconia. Focus stack of 32 frames. Change image |
English : Flower of a red Chrysanthemum × morifolium with dew drops in a garden in Upper Franconia. Focus stack of 32 frames.
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 Image of the Virgin of Los Remedios ("Lady of the Cures") in the homonymous Baroque chapel of the church of John the Baptist, Ágreda, province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. The chapel was built in 1697 by Count of Villarea. The originally Romanesque church (visible in its portal) was built in the second half of the 12th century and reworked in the 16th century with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements, while the reredos behind the image dates from the 18th century. Change image |
English : Image of the Virgin of Los Remedios ("Lady of the Cures") in the homonymous Baroque chapel of the church of John the Baptist, Ágreda, province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. The chapel was built in 1697 by Count of Villarea. The originally Romanesque church (visible in its portal) was built in the second half of the 12th century and reworked in the 16th century with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements, while the reredos behind the image dates from the 18th century.
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The pulsing proximity sensor of a BlackBerry Leap during a call. It detects when it is covered and turns off the smartphone screen. The sensor size is about 1.5 by 1.5 mm. Choose a new media file |
English : The pulsing proximity sensor of a BlackBerry Leap during a call. It detects when it is covered and turns off the smartphone screen. The sensor size is about 1.5 by 1.5 mm.
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English : Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros), female, in the park of Seehof Castle near Bamberg, Germany.
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The Kashubian notes, traditional Kashubian song, which is one of the most recognizable elements of Kashubian folklore. Choose a new media file |
English : The Kashubian notes, traditional Kashubian song, which is one of the most recognizable elements of Kashubian folklore.
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 Cruise ship Regal Princess (2013) at Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany Change image |
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as part of mission STS-7. Her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy speaks about her life's work while accepting a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on her behalf. Choose a new media file |
English : On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as part of mission STS-7. Her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy speaks about her life's work while accepting a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on her behalf.
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 Daniel Souček playing for Czechia in European Under-21 Championship 2021 Qualifying Round between the Czech Republic and Greece Change image |
English : Daniel Souček playing for Czechia in European Under-21 Championship 2021 Qualifying Round between the Czech Republic and Greece
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This tracker chiptune song is called "Computer Adventures". It is based on a XM module and created using MilkyTracker. Choose a new media file |
English : This tracker chiptune song is called "Computer Adventures". It is based on a XM module and created using MilkyTracker.
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_male_underside.jpg) Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on an early marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Tagamõisa Conservation Area, Saaremaa, Estonia Change image |
English : Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on an early marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Tagamõisa Conservation Area, Saaremaa, Estonia
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Crew Dragon Demo-2 (officially SpaceX Demo-2) is an ongoing crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which launched on 30 May 2020 at 3:22:45 p.m. EDT (19:22:45 UTC). Demo-2 is the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, in 2011, and also the first crewed orbital flight ever operated by a commercial provider. The mission launched spacecraft commander Douglas Hurley and joint-operations commander Robert Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS). Choose a new media file |
English : Crew Dragon Demo-2 (officially SpaceX Demo-2) is an ongoing crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which launched on 30 May 2020 at 3:22:45 p.m. EDT (19:22:45 UTC). Demo-2 is the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, in 2011, and also the first crewed orbital flight ever operated by a commercial provider. The mission launched spacecraft commander Douglas Hurley and joint-operations commander Robert Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS).
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 Photo showing both the sun and the moon around the winter solstice (see also June solstice). South New Brighton's beach, Christchurch, New Zealand Change image |
English : Photo showing both the sun and the moon around the winter solstice (see also June solstice). South New Brighton's beach, Christchurch, New Zealand
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 Today, (June 21, 2020) an annular solar eclipse occurs. Choose a new media file |
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Montbéli'Hard sportive event in Montbéliard, 2019. Choose a new media file |
English : Montbéli'Hard sportive event in Montbéliard, 2019.
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 Bird room in the natural history museum in Bamberg. Change image |
English : Bird room in the natural history museum in Bamberg.
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 Purple: Anterior cranial fossa Blue: Middle cranial fossa Green: Posterior cranial fossa This animation was made using data from Anatomography.Choose a new media file |
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Purple: Anterior cranial fossa
Blue: Middle cranial fossa
Green: Posterior cranial fossa
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 Crystals (mainly sugar) in a dried Coca Cola drop under a microscope. Polarization. Crossed polarizers Change image |
English : Crystals (mainly sugar) in a dried Coca Cola drop under a microscope. Polarization. Crossed polarizers
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 The Venturi effect is the reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section (or choke) of a pipe. Levels of blue represent pressure (darkest is highest). Choose a new media file |
English : The Venturi effect is the reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section (or choke) of a pipe. Levels of blue represent pressure (darkest is highest).
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 Sun and Moon Pagodas and reflections in Shanhu Lake, Guilin, China. Change image |
A dragon boat race in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival which is celebrated across East Asia. Choose a new media file |
English : A dragon boat race in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival which is celebrated across East Asia.
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 Blooming apple tree. Ukraine Change image |
English : Blooming apple tree. Ukraine
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Drone flying through one of the new tunnels of the RijnlandRoute Choose a new media file |
English : Drone flying through one of the new tunnels of the RijnlandRoute
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Spanish-style reading of Bereshit, from the Book of Genesis. Choose a new media file |
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 Panoramic view of Reykjavik and the Atlantic Ocean during sunset seen from the Shore Walk, Capital Region, Iceland. The city concentrates, with 123,300 inhabitants, 35% of the country population and was founded in around AD 870 by Norwegian settlers. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of Reykjavik and the Atlantic Ocean during sunset seen from the Shore Walk, Capital Region, Iceland. The city concentrates, with 123,300 inhabitants, 35% of the country population and was founded in around AD 870 by Norwegian settlers.
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 Spin echo animation showing the response of spins (red arrows) in the blue Bloch sphere to the green pulse sequence. Choose a new media file |
English : Spin echo animation showing the response of spins (red arrows) in the blue Bloch sphere to the green pulse sequence.
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 Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) covered with water drops, in Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung nature reserve, Germany Change image |
English : Glanville fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) covered with water drops, in Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung nature reserve, Germany
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Apollo 11 Mission : Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. It went up to space on July 16, 1969, carrying three astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon, while Collins stayed in orbit around the Moon. The flight was part of the Space Race. It finished the plan set by John F. Kennedy in 1961 to "land a man on the moon, and return him safely to the Earth", before the 1960s ended. Choose a new media file |
English : Apollo 11 Mission : Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. It went up to space on July 16, 1969, carrying three astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon, while Collins stayed in orbit around the Moon. The flight was part of the Space Race. It finished the plan set by John F. Kennedy in 1961 to "land a man on the moon, and return him safely to the Earth", before the 1960s ended.
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