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 Town hall of Kiel, capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its tower, which is 106 metres (348 ft) high, is one of the city landmarks. Change image |
English : Town hall of Kiel, capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its tower, which is 106 metres (348 ft) high, is one of the city landmarks.
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Today is World AIDS Day Choose a new media file |
English : Today is World AIDS Day
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 Ice formations on Lake Baikal near Ogoy Island (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) Change image |
Cops is a 1922 silent short co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Golden-eyed tree frog, also known as the blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae), in Heredia, a suburb of the capital San José, Costa Rica. Change image |
English : Golden-eyed tree frog, also known as the blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae), in Heredia, a suburb of the capital San José, Costa Rica.
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Hôtel électrique is a 1908 silent trick film by Segundo de Chomón. Choose a new media file |
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 Cooling pond at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Cooling pond at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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_02.jpg) Franeker. Town Hall (1591). Portret (Portrait) van Eise Eisinga. Change image |
English : Franeker. Town Hall (1591). Portret (Portrait) van Eise Eisinga.
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 Landscape in Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. Change image |
Demolition of Salzbachtalbrücke in Wiesbaden, Germany Choose a new media file |
English : Demolition of Salzbachtalbrücke in Wiesbaden, Germany
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.jpg) Wooden bust of King David at the choir stalls of St. George’s Collegiate Church in Tübingen, Germany. The choir stalls are dated to 1491. Change image |
English : Wooden bust of King David at the choir stalls of St. George’s Collegiate Church in Tübingen, Germany. The choir stalls are dated to 1491.
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Les sept châteaux du diable is a 1901 hand-colored silent trick film by Ferdinand Zecca. Choose a new media file |
English : Les sept châteaux du diable is a 1901 hand-colored silent trick film by Ferdinand Zecca.
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 Three weeks old Equus asinus in Kadzidłowo, Poland. Change image |
English : Three weeks old Equus asinus in Kadzidłowo, Poland.
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.jpg) Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554 and were the largest statues of standing Buddha on Earth until the Taliban dynamited them in 2001. Change image |
English : Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554 and were the largest statues of standing Buddha on Earth until the Taliban dynamited them in 2001.
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Sculpteur monderne is a 1908 French silent trick film by Segundo de Chomón. Choose a new media file |
English : Sculpteur monderne is a 1908 French silent trick film by Segundo de Chomón.
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,_Miami_Beach.jpg) Neon sign of the Boulevard Hotel on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach Art Deco District Change image |
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 A Jain woman does Abhishek of feet of Bhagwan Bahubali Gomateswara at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India. Change image |
English : A Jain woman does Abhishek of feet of Bhagwan Bahubali Gomateswara at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.
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German silent film Hintertreppe, Director Leopold Jessner (1921). Choose a new media file |
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_10-10-2020_(d.j.b.)_02.jpg) Fallen conker from a Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum. Change image |
English : Fallen conker from a Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum.
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 Optical illusion disc which is spun displays the illusion of a ball passing between a frog and a man. Part of McLean’s Optical Illusions or Magic Panorama, 1833. Choose a new media file |
English : Optical illusion disc which is spun displays the illusion of a ball passing between a frog and a man. Part of McLean’s Optical Illusions or Magic Panorama, 1833.
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 Lake Mystery, Canterbury, New Zealand Change image |
English : Lake Mystery, Canterbury, New Zealand
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NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) uses a new technology called the Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA). Choose a new media file |
English : NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) uses a new technology called the Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA).
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 View of Ålesund from Aksla, Norway. Change image |
Mary and Gretel is a 1917 American stop-motion short by Howard Moss. Choose a new media file |
English : Mary and Gretel is a 1917 American stop-motion short by Howard Moss.
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English : Church of the Intercession on the Nerl (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Vladimir Oblast, Russia
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Steve Vines talks about the mountains and nature of Hong Kong, which are strikingly different from the built-up urban areas. Choose a new media file |
English : Steve Vines talks about the mountains and nature of Hong Kong, which are strikingly different from the built-up urban areas.
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 Dunes and shadows in Sossusvlei, Namibia. Change image |
L'Aiguille creuse (The Hollow Needle), by Maurice Leblanc, detective novel in French. LibriVox recording by Bidou. Chapter 1. Le coup de feu. Choose a new media file |
English : L'Aiguille creuse (The Hollow Needle), by Maurice Leblanc, detective novel in French. LibriVox recording by Bidou. Chapter 1. Le coup de feu.
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 Senden castle, Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Senden castle, Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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 3D model (STL file) of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft, which took flight on December 17, 1903. (Click the "3D" icon to rotate and zoom.) Choose a new media file |
English : 3D model (STL file) of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft, which took flight on December 17, 1903. (Click the "3D" icon to rotate and zoom.)
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 Image taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing descent of Phoenix with a crater in the background. Change image |
English : Image taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing descent of Phoenix with a crater in the background.
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An Introduction to the James Webb Space Telescope Mission. Choose a new media file |
English : An Introduction to the James Webb Space Telescope Mission.
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_%E2%80%93_Dark_Jezebel.jpg) Closed wing position of Patkai Dark Jezebel (Delias berinda berinda, Moore, 1872) Change image |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. LibriVox recording by Kara Shallenberg. Chapter 1. Down the Rabbit Hole. Choose a new media file |
English : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. LibriVox recording by Kara Shallenberg. Chapter 1. Down the Rabbit Hole.
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_02.jpg) Harlingen. Saint Michael's Church. main altar. Donated by the Winkeler family. Change image |
English : Harlingen. Saint Michael's Church. main altar. Donated by the Winkeler family.
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On December 21, 1988, the An-225 "Mriya" took off for the first time. April 8, 2016, "Antonov", Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : On December 21, 1988, the An-225 "Mriya" took off for the first time. April 8, 2016, "Antonov", Ukraine.
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 Euromaidan 2013-2014. Guard of Maidan. Kyiv, Ukraine. Change image |
Natalia Kutateladze sings the Habanera at the 57th Concurs Internacional de Cant Francesc Viñas in 2020 Choose a new media file |
English : Natalia Kutateladze sings the Habanera at the 57th Concurs Internacional de Cant Francesc Viñas in 2020
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 The virgin Mary with the Christ Child, keystone of the Gothic vault in the choir room of the collegiate church of St. George’s Collegiate Church, Tübingen, Germany. Change image |
English : The virgin Mary with the Christ Child, keystone of the Gothic vault in the choir room of the collegiate church of St. George’s Collegiate Church, Tübingen, Germany.
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The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells. LibriVox recording by Paul Adams, Mike Pelton, Richard Kilmer, and James K. White. Chapter 1. Choose a new media file |
English : The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells. LibriVox recording by Paul Adams, Mike Pelton, Richard Kilmer, and James K. White. Chapter 1.
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_female_in_flight_2.jpg) Female Scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) feeding on Abutilon sp. flower, in Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. This is one of a set of three images (with this one and this one), showing how this tiny hummingbird has to pierce the side of the flower to feed. Change image |
English : Female Scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) feeding on Abutilon sp. flower, in Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. This is one of a set of three images (with this one and this one), showing how this tiny hummingbird has to pierce the side of the flower to feed.
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Ruins of Toolse Castle in Estonia Choose a new media file |
English : Ruins of Toolse Castle in Estonia
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.jpg) Christmas card by Jenny Nyström showing the jultomte she popularised. Change image |
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English : Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells), Christmas carol Mykola Leontovych. Performed by the choir "Solomiya", Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
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Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city, 1906. Choose a new media file |
English : Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city, 1906.
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 Manuscript of Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K. 379 (Sketches), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Choose a new media file |
English : Manuscript of Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K. 379 (Sketches), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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 Head of the "Puppy" topiary sculpture by Jeff Koons, on the outdoor terrace at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain. Change image |
English : Head of the "Puppy" topiary sculpture by Jeff Koons, on the outdoor terrace at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain.
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 Le Livre de la jungle (The Jungle Book), by Rudyard Kipling, French translation by Louis Fabulet and Robert d’Humières, illustrated by Maurice Becque, 1924. Choose a new media file |
English : Le Livre de la jungle (The Jungle Book), by Rudyard Kipling, French translation by Louis Fabulet and Robert d’Humières, illustrated by Maurice Becque, 1924.
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 Harmandir Sahib a.k.a. Golden Temple and its surrounding sacred pond ("Amrit Sarovar") are visible through fog on a cold winter morning. Change image |
English : Harmandir Sahib a.k.a. Golden Temple and its surrounding sacred pond ("Amrit Sarovar") are visible through fog on a cold winter morning.
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 Traditional Macedonian moussaka based on potatoes Change image |
Discours de la servitude volontaire (Discourse on Voluntary Servitude), by Étienne de La Boétie, in French. Recording by Alain Prote for Audiocite.net. Choose a new media file |
English : Discours de la servitude volontaire (Discourse on Voluntary Servitude), by Étienne de La Boétie, in French. Recording by Alain Prote for Audiocite.net.
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Bhabhi, Indian movie from 1938 in Hindi. 2 h 24 min 27 s. Director: Franz Osten. Cinematographer: Josef Wirsching. Choreographer: Mumtaz Ali. Music: Saraswati Devi. Lyrics: J. S. Casshyyap. Cast: P. Jairaj, Renuka Devi, Maya Devi, Meera, V. H. Desai, P. F. Pithwala. Based on "Bisher Dhuan" by writer Sardindu Banerjee (1899-1970), who adapted it for Bombay Talkies, Bhabhi is the story of an upright young man named Kishore (Jairaj) who promises his dying friend to take care of the latter's wife, Bimala (Maya Devi), left all alone in the world. Kishore brings Bimala to his house, where they live as brother and sister. Society disapproves, and so does Kishore's father, who disinherits his son. Meanwhile, Renu (Renuka Devi) and her father, Vinay Babu — a funny old man, a bundle of nerves — move in next door. Kishore and Renu fall in love, much to the annoyance of the pompous Anupam (Rama Shukul), who plans to marry the wealthy Renu. Anupam plays villain and creates much heartbreak for the lovers. On a side note, Renu's friend Bela (Meera), who is Anupam's cousin, falls for Kishore. Finally, all misunderstandings are cleared, thanks largely to Deenbandhu (the comforting and rather avuncular P. F. Pithawala), Kishore's former teacher. Choose a new media file |
English : Bhabhi, Indian movie from 1938 in Hindi. 2 h 24 min 27 s. Director: Franz Osten. Cinematographer: Josef Wirsching. Choreographer: Mumtaz Ali. Music: Saraswati Devi. Lyrics: J. S. Casshyyap. Cast: P. Jairaj, Renuka Devi, Maya Devi, Meera, V. H. Desai, P. F. Pithwala.
Based on "Bisher Dhuan" by writer Sardindu Banerjee (1899-1970), who adapted it for Bombay Talkies, Bhabhi is the story of an upright young man named Kishore (Jairaj) who promises his dying friend to take care of the latter's wife, Bimala (Maya Devi), left all alone in the world. Kishore brings Bimala to his house, where they live as brother and sister. Society disapproves, and so does Kishore's father, who disinherits his son. Meanwhile, Renu (Renuka Devi) and her father, Vinay Babu — a funny old man, a bundle of nerves — move in next door. Kishore and Renu fall in love, much to the annoyance of the pompous Anupam (Rama Shukul), who plans to marry the wealthy Renu. Anupam plays villain and creates much heartbreak for the lovers. On a side note, Renu's friend Bela (Meera), who is Anupam's cousin, falls for Kishore. Finally, all misunderstandings are cleared, thanks largely to Deenbandhu (the comforting and rather avuncular P. F. Pithawala), Kishore's former teacher. Advanced options
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