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English : Mountain valley Dukonya. Verkhovynskyi National Nature Park, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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English : Happy New Year! (Looped gif of fireworks, based on a retouched video of the Nagaoka Festival Fireworks 2012, Japan.)
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 View of the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, border between Zambia (left side) and Zimbabwe (right side). The Victoria Falls is the largest sheet of falling water in the world based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft). Change image |
English : View of the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, border between Zambia (left side) and Zimbabwe (right side). The Victoria Falls is the largest sheet of falling water in the world based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft).
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English : The City at World's End, by Edmond Hamilton. LibriVox recording by Mark Nelson. Chapter 1.
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 Valves at the switch house east at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Valves at the switch house east at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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English : To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the installation of the Adelaide Town Hall’s grand J.W. Walker & Sons organ, a Virtual Organ Concert Series has been conducted, featuring a stellar line-up of South Australian organists including Gina Dutschke, Graham Bell, Josh van Konkelenberg, Claire Baker and many more.
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_by_Lake_Heron,_New_Zealand.jpg) Mt Sugarloaf (1238m; 4085ft) by Lake Heron, South Island, New Zealand Change image |
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English : Northern shovelers spinning
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 Adoration of the Magi at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497. Change image |
English : Adoration of the Magi at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497.
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.jpg) Christmas table (Cuisine of Serbia); grilled pork, Olivier salad (also called Russian salad), tzatziki salad, red wine Vranac, kifli and strudel sweets. Change image |
English : Christmas table (Cuisine of Serbia); grilled pork, Olivier salad (also called Russian salad), tzatziki salad, red wine Vranac, kifli and strudel sweets.
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English : Fables de La Fontaine, by Jean de La Fontaine, in French. LibriVox recording by Ezwa. La Grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le Boeuf.
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_with_female_katydid_prey_(Tettigoniidae_sp.).jpg) Wandering spider (Cupiennius getazi) with female katydid prey (Tettigoniidae sp.). Change image |
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English : "Kitten on the Keys", written 1921 by Zez Confrey and performed by him in 1922
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_26-01-2021._(actm.)_05.jpg) Hippeastrum The delicate beauty of the flower. Change image |
English : Hippeastrum The delicate beauty of the flower.
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English : "I'm Just Wild About Harry", written by Eubie Blake and with lyrics by Noble Sissle, performed in 1922
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.jpg) Solitary birch tree (Betula pendula) on a hill near Ilsfeld, Germany. Photo taken in January during sunset. Change image |
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 Potocki Mausoleum Chapel in Pechera, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Change image |
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.jpg) Cyprus water frog (Pelophylax cypriensis), under Elia Bridge, Cyprus. Change image |
English : Cyprus water frog (Pelophylax cypriensis), under Elia Bridge, Cyprus.
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English : Crossing of a stream between Nubra valley and Pangong lake, Ladakh, India. The road has disappeared.
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 Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 of the German Air Force at ILA Berlin Air Show 2016. Change image |
English : Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 of the German Air Force at ILA Berlin Air Show 2016.
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,_parque_nacional_Kruger,_Sud%C3%A1frica,_2018-07-25,_DD_06.jpg) Baby African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), Kruger National Park, South Africa. Change image |
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 Solitary tree in game reserve in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
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English : Contes humoristiques (Humorous Tales), by Théophile Gautier, in French. 1. La Cafetière (The coffee maker). LibriVox recording by Zeckou.
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 A flock of cranes (Grus grus) in Hula Valley, Northern Israel. Change image |
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English : Selected Ghazals of Ghalib, by Mirza Ghalib, in Urdu. LibriVox recording by Ahkam. Dardsay.
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 Atlas from the 14th century attributed to Abraham Cresques. Change image |
English : Atlas from the 14th century attributed to Abraham Cresques.
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English : A passenger train with a crowd of train surfers on its roof and sides, hauled by a diesel locomotive NDM5 № 814. Taken between Jaura and Kailaras at narrow gauge railway line Gwalior to Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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 The 2013 Ahmanson Cup Regatta yacht Zapata II. Change image |
English : The 2013 Ahmanson Cup Regatta yacht Zapata II.
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English : Frédéric Chopin - Concerto No. 2 in F minor — 1st movement, maestoso. Musicians: Neal O'Doan, Seattle Philharmonic, conductor: Nico Snel.
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 50 Pfennig Notgeld banknote: shipwright with model ship, designed by Heinz Schiestl, issued by the City of Kitzingen (Germany) in 1921. Change image |
English : 50 Pfennig Notgeld banknote: shipwright with model ship, designed by Heinz Schiestl, issued by the City of Kitzingen (Germany) in 1921.
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English : Déclaration des droits de la femme (Declaration of the Rights of Woman), by Olympe de Gouges, in French. Recording by Eric for Audiocite.net.
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_op_afgebroken_berkentak_in_een_natuurlijk_biotoop_03.jpg) Birch mushroom (Piptoporus betulinus) on broken birch branch in natural habitat. Change image |
English : Birch mushroom (Piptoporus betulinus) on broken birch branch in natural habitat.
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English : Beethoven - Trio #1 in G, Op 9 I Adago Allegro con brio
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English : Mount Petros, Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine. Today is the Day of Unity of Ukraine.
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English : Esperanza Spalding performs "Overjoyed" in the East Room as part of a concert honoring Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Feb. 26, 2009.
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 Smog over Nowa Ruda, Poland. Change image |
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English : Arabian Epic music
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 Nilgiri South (6,839m) forms an impressive backdrop to a large suspension bridge over the Kali Gandaki river near Tatopani. Change image |
English : Nilgiri South (6,839m) forms an impressive backdrop to a large suspension bridge over the Kali Gandaki river near Tatopani.
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English : Homage in Mysore to Sri Vasudevacharya. Vocal Concert No 129 by Vid Aparna Sundararaman and her team.
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 Mural of 5.70×3.50 m. with references to Lisbon and São Paulo located in Frei Caneca Street, close to Paulista Avenue in São Paulo. The city was founded on this day in 1554. Change image |
English : Mural of 5.70×3.50 m. with references to Lisbon and São Paulo located in Frei Caneca Street, close to Paulista Avenue in São Paulo. The city was founded on this day in 1554.
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English : La Chanson du mal-aimé in Alcools, by Guillaume Apollinaire, in French. LibriVox recording by Malone.
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_male_underside.jpg) Male Dark blue tiger butterfly (Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum). Today is Republic Day, a national holiday in India. It honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. Change image |
English : Male Dark blue tiger butterfly (Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum). Today is Republic Day, a national holiday in India. It honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950.
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English : Deva Premal and Miten with Manose and The Temple Band (Joby Baker; bass / Spencer Cozens; piano / Miles Bould; drums) chant the Gayatri Mantra live in concert at NIDA in Sydney, Australia on February 14th 2020.
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English : An-225 Mriya («Antonov», Ukraine) taxiing off on the 26L runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport and takes off into the air.
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 View at sunset from Vysotsky Skyscraper in Yekaterinburg, Russia Change image |
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English : Bel-Ami, by Guy de Maupassant, in French. Recording by Daniel Luttringer for Audiocite.net. Part 1, chapter 1.
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_in_smeltende_sneeuw_16-02-2021._(d.j.b).jpg) Flower buds of Eranthis hyemalis in melting snow. Change image |
English : Flower buds of Eranthis hyemalis in melting snow.
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 An ant in a small piece (1.5cm × 2cm) of Colombian amber. Change image |
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English : Katherine Maher, former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, congratulates Ukrainian Wikipedia on its 15th birthday, throwback to 2019.
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 Panorama of the winter dawn on Ai-Petri Plateau, Crimea. Change image |
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