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,_Punta_Pitt,_isla_de_San_Crist%C3%B3bal,_islas_Gal%C3%A1pagos,_Ecuador,_2015-07-24,_DD_42.JPG) Detail of the head of a Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), Lobos Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The blue-footed booby is a long-winged seabird with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The species is 90 cm (35 in) high and is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet. Although the blue-footed boobies are usually associated to the Galápagos Islands (where half of all breeding pairs nest), they can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America down to Peru. Change image |
English : Detail of the head of a Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), Lobos Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The blue-footed booby is a long-winged seabird with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The species is 90 cm (35 in) high and is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet. Although the blue-footed boobies are usually associated to the Galápagos Islands (where half of all breeding pairs nest), they can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America down to Peru.
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Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, celebrated by Buddhists in the Everest region of Nepal. Choose a new media file |
English : Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, celebrated by Buddhists in the Everest region of Nepal.
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 Illuminated window of the Observant Church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
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 Auguste Victoria Compound is a church-hospital complex located on the northern side of Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem. Change image |
English : Auguste Victoria Compound is a church-hospital complex located on the northern side of Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem.
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_on_thistle_(Carduus_sp.).jpg) Rose chafer beetles (Cetonia aurata) on thistle (Carduus sp.) Bükk National Park, Hungary. The Siege of Budapest was celebrated on 4 April between 1950–1989. It no longer a general holiday. Change image |
English : Rose chafer beetles (Cetonia aurata) on thistle (Carduus sp.) Bükk National Park, Hungary. The Siege of Budapest was celebrated on 4 April between 1950–1989. It no longer a general holiday.
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Edith Adjako, of Maroon descent, shows how her female ancestors hid rice grains in their hair when they escaped from slavery and fled into the Suriname forests. Choose a new media file |
English : Edith Adjako, of Maroon descent, shows how her female ancestors hid rice grains in their hair when they escaped from slavery and fled into the Suriname forests.
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Stereoscopic video of a spinning Wikipedia puzzle globe Choose a new media file |
English : Stereoscopic video of a spinning Wikipedia puzzle globe
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 The School of Athens by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. Raphael died on April 6, 1520. Change image |
Stages of development of Xya pfaendleri Choose a new media file |
English : Stages of development of Xya pfaendleri
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 Romanesque crucifixion group at Seckau Basilica, Styria, Austria Change image |
English : Romanesque crucifixion group at Seckau Basilica, Styria, Austria
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Hubblecast episode on telescopes Choose a new media file |
English : Hubblecast episode on telescopes
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.jpg) Sloping up bare fields, a track with green grass and a lonely pear tree near the Hohe Strasse southeast of Herbolzheim, Neudenau, Germany. Change image |
English : Sloping up bare fields, a track with green grass and a lonely pear tree near the Hohe Strasse southeast of Herbolzheim, Neudenau, Germany.
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Drone video of Kakerdaja Bog in Estonia Choose a new media file |
English : Drone video of Kakerdaja Bog in Estonia
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 Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male Change image |
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Greek folk dance Kritikos Choose a new media file |
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 Polish newspaper headline "The President is Dead". Thirteen years ago today, the Polish government plane Air Force 101 crashed in Smolensk, Russia. Change image |
English : Polish newspaper headline "The President is Dead". Thirteen years ago today, the Polish government plane Air Force 101 crashed in Smolensk, Russia.
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.gif) Ambigram "Wikipedia". 180° rotational symmetry. Choose a new media file |
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 Interior of Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul Change image |
Mother, 1926 Soviet drama film Choose a new media file |
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 120" HDPE pipe installation in Mexico City. The pipe is manufactured using virgin high density polyethylene resin. Change image |
English : 120" HDPE pipe installation in Mexico City. The pipe is manufactured using virgin high density polyethylene resin.
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, 1924 Soviet comedy film Choose a new media file |
English : The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, 1924 Soviet comedy film
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 Altaysky Nature Reserve. View of the Chulyshman River Valley. Change image |
Battleship Potemkin, 1925 Soviet silent drama film Choose a new media file |
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 Apartments of Fox Plaza at 1390 Market Street, San Francisco Change image |
Flower Duet from opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes, which premiered on 14 April 1883 in Paris. This recording was made in 2022 for the channel "Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium" on YouTube. Choose a new media file |
English : Flower Duet from opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes, which premiered on 14 April 1883 in Paris. This recording was made in 2022 for the channel "Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium" on YouTube.
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 Silver relic coffin of Adalbert of Prague (956-997), Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland. The coffin was made by Peter von der Rennen of pure silver in 1662 after the previous one, established in 1623 by King Sigismund III Vasa himself, was robbed by the Swedes in 1655, during the Swedish invasion. The Brick Gothic cathedral served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland. Change image |
English : Silver relic coffin of Adalbert of Prague (956-997), Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland. The coffin was made by Peter von der Rennen of pure silver in 1662 after the previous one, established in 1623 by King Sigismund III Vasa himself, was robbed by the Swedes in 1655, during the Swedish invasion. The Brick Gothic cathedral served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland.
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 Wikipedia puzzle globe rotating along its horizontal axis Choose a new media file |
English : Wikipedia puzzle globe rotating along its horizontal axis
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 Three arch bridge (“Dreibogenbrücke”) in Olfen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
Sine wave at 1000 Hz Choose a new media file |
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 Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, stamen under the microscope (magnification ×9). Change image |
The Unknown is a 1927 silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, featuring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. Choose a new media file |
English : The Unknown is a 1927 silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, featuring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford.
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Today is Zimbabwe's Independence Day. Let's enjoy the old national anthem of Zimbabwe at the beginning of the founding of the country, Ishe Komborera Africa. Choose a new media file |
English : Today is Zimbabwe's Independence Day. Let's enjoy the old national anthem of Zimbabwe at the beginning of the founding of the country, Ishe Komborera Africa.
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Spoken Wikipedia article on Chinese characters, in Chinese Choose a new media file |
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 Animation of the solar eclipse. Choose a new media file |
English : Animation of the solar eclipse.
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 Jahangir welcoming Shah 'Abbas, ca. 1618, attributed to Bishandas. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC Change image |
English : Jahangir welcoming Shah 'Abbas, ca. 1618, attributed to Bishandas. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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 St. Pölten, Austria, Landhausviertel-Boulevard Change image |
.gif) A rotating model of planet Earth Choose a new media file |
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 Traditional house in the village of Malo Ilino, Železnik, Macedonia. Change image |
English : Traditional house in the village of Malo Ilino, Železnik, Macedonia.
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Today marks the 407th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Let's enjoy an audio about Shakespeare. Choose a new media file |
English : Today marks the 407th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Let's enjoy an audio about Shakespeare.
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Today is the 53rd anniversary of the launch of Dongfanghong-1. Today, let's also enjoy the documentary about Dongfanghong-1. Choose a new media file |
English : Today is the 53rd anniversary of the launch of Dongfanghong-1. Today, let's also enjoy the documentary about Dongfanghong-1.
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 Dreifaltigkeitssäule (St. Pölten) Austria Change image |
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 Simulation of total solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 Choose a new media file |
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 MC Fitti at Rock am Ring 2013 Change image |
Recording of the music and data broadcast of the first Chinese satellite, Dongfanghong-1. Choose a new media file |
English : Recording of the music and data broadcast of the first Chinese satellite, Dongfanghong-1.
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.jpg) African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa. Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27 April. It commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994. Change image |
English : African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa.
Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27 April. It commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.
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Today is Sierra Leone's Independence Day. Let's watch a film about the national anthem of Sierra Leone. Choose a new media file |
English : Today is Sierra Leone's Independence Day. Let's watch a film about the national anthem of Sierra Leone.
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 Nyhavn, district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Change image |
The launch of Dong Fang Hong 1, the first chinese satellite, in April 1970 Choose a new media file |
English : The launch of Dong Fang Hong 1, the first chinese satellite, in April 1970
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_01.jpg) Flower of a Camellia × williamsii 'Roger Hall'. Focus stack of 11 photos. Change image |
A spoken version of the Chinese-language Wikipedia article about William Shakespeare Choose a new media file |
English : A spoken version of the Chinese-language Wikipedia article about William Shakespeare
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 Traditional sulfur mining at Ijen Volcano, East Java, Indonesia. This image shows the dangerous and rugged conditions the miners face, including toxic smoke and high drops, as well as their lack of protective equipment. The pipes over which they are standing serve to guide sulfur vapors and condense them, thereby easing (well, relatively at least) production. Change image |
English : Traditional sulfur mining at Ijen Volcano, East Java, Indonesia. This image shows the dangerous and rugged conditions the miners face, including toxic smoke and high drops, as well as their lack of protective equipment. The pipes over which they are standing serve to guide sulfur vapors and condense them, thereby easing (well, relatively at least) production.
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At the end of a certain month, we will listen to a piece of noise. Let's listen to white noise today. Choose a new media file |
English : At the end of a certain month, we will listen to a piece of noise. Let's listen to white noise today.
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