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Educational video comparing water cleanliness with and without freshwater mussels present. Freshwater mussels are filter feeders. Choose a new media file |
English : Educational video comparing water cleanliness with and without freshwater mussels present. Freshwater mussels are filter feeders.
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 Former central post office building in Gothenburg, Sweden. Today, Clarion Hotel Post. Change image |
English : Former central post office building in Gothenburg, Sweden. Today, Clarion Hotel Post.
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Learn about Campylobacter and how to prevent foodborne illness cause by this bacterium. Choose a new media file |
English : Learn about Campylobacter and how to prevent foodborne illness cause by this bacterium.
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 A farmer packages incense sticks in Vietnam. Change image |
English : A farmer packages incense sticks in Vietnam.
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2. LibriVox recording by Lady Maria. A Descent into the Maelström. Choose a new media file |
English : The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2. LibriVox recording by Lady Maria. A Descent into the Maelström.
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Juvenile great horned owl. Today, 4 August, is International Owl Awareness Day. Choose a new media file |
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What Men Live By and Other Tales, by Leo Tolstoy, in English. LibriVox recording by bala. What Men Live By, Part 1. Choose a new media file |
English : What Men Live By and Other Tales, by Leo Tolstoy, in English. LibriVox recording by bala. What Men Live By, Part 1.
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_09.jpg) Reformierte Kirche Waltensburg church Interior. (church organ). Change image |
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As part of the 2021 La brède day and on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Persian Letters, round table around "Tolerance in the face of woke movements and cancel culture" with Claude Habib, writer, professor emeritus at the University of Paris III and Lionel Larré, professor of American civilization at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne. Meeting led by Christophe Lucet. Choose a new media file |
English : As part of the 2021 La brède day and on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Persian Letters, round table around "Tolerance in the face of woke movements and cancel culture" with Claude Habib, writer, professor emeritus at the University of Paris III and Lionel Larré, professor of American civilization at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne. Meeting led by Christophe Lucet.
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 Interior of the main hall of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. Change image |
English : Interior of the main hall of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.
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Hogwarts Legacy – Official 4K Reveal Trailer. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and decide the fate of the wizarding world. Choose a new media file |
English : Hogwarts Legacy – Official 4K Reveal Trailer. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and decide the fate of the wizarding world.
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 Joséphine Baker, published by Jean Chassaing, lithography in color, Paris, H. Chachoin imprimeur, 1931. Change image |
English : Joséphine Baker, published by Jean Chassaing, lithography in color, Paris, H. Chachoin imprimeur, 1931.
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Timelapse of Canton, Yuet Choose a new media file |
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 Clavulinopsis sulcata, Lane Cove River, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Change image |
English : Clavulinopsis sulcata, Lane Cove River, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Three Women is a 1924 American silent film by Ernst Lubitsch. Choose a new media file |
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_07.jpg) Catholic parish church of Sts. Julitta and Cyricus, Andiast, Switzerland. Stained glass window. Change image |
English : Catholic parish church of Sts. Julitta and Cyricus, Andiast, Switzerland. Stained glass window.
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The Gambler, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in English. Translated by Charles James Hogarth. LibriVox recording by Jason Ingolfsland and Bill Boerst. Chapter 1. Choose a new media file |
English : The Gambler, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in English. Translated by Charles James Hogarth. LibriVox recording by Jason Ingolfsland and Bill Boerst. Chapter 1.
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_(1827%E2%80%931830).jpg) Zhiduoxing, Wu Yong, a fictional character from the classic Chinese novel Water Margin. Painting by Japanese painter Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Today is the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China. Change image |
English : Zhiduoxing, Wu Yong, a fictional character from the classic Chinese novel Water Margin. Painting by Japanese painter Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Today is the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China.
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Too Wise Wives is a 1921 American silent film by Lois Weber. Choose a new media file |
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 The Frere Hall in Karachi. Today is Independence Day of Pakistan, and 50th anniversary of the Constitution of Pakistan. Change image |
English : The Frere Hall in Karachi. Today is Independence Day of Pakistan, and 50th anniversary of the Constitution of Pakistan.
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 The Indus river flowing near Leh, the capital of the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region in northern India. The country, many of whose names in several languages ultimately derive from the Sanskrit name of the Indus river, celebrates its Independence day today. Change image |
English : The Indus river flowing near Leh, the capital of the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region in northern India. The country, many of whose names in several languages ultimately derive from the Sanskrit name of the Indus river, celebrates its Independence day today.
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5 hours, 24 minutes, 41 seconds of Pride Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Chess pieces: pawns (one and another) Change image |
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Underworld is a 1927 American silent film by Josef von Sternberg. Choose a new media file |
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 Odenwald Open-Air Museum at Gottersdorf, Walldürn, Germany: a window in the former village pub Zur goldenen Krone (The Golden Crown) from Dallau, decorated with sunflowers suitable for the season Change image |
This is a recording of the space to ground communication from Apollo 13 following the rupture of the number 2 oxygen tank. Choose a new media file |
English : This is a recording of the space to ground communication from Apollo 13 following the rupture of the number 2 oxygen tank.
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1950s educational film. Susan Shaw explains how to use the rotary dial of a telephone. Choose a new media file |
English : 1950s educational film. Susan Shaw explains how to use the rotary dial of a telephone.
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 The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, a triumphal arch located in Paris (France). Built between 1806 and 1808, it was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon I to commemorate his military victories. Change image |
English : The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, a triumphal arch located in Paris (France). Built between 1806 and 1808, it was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon I to commemorate his military victories.
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The King of Kings is an American silent film by Cecil B. DeMille. Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Snow and ice melting in Lake St. Clair, on the border between Canada and the United States, create stunning color patterns. Change image |
English : Snow and ice melting in Lake St. Clair, on the border between Canada and the United States, create stunning color patterns.
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The First All-Russian Olympiad, held in Kyiv in 1913. Footage is fragments from video recorded by the Pathé Brothers. Choose a new media file |
English : The First All-Russian Olympiad, held in Kyiv in 1913. Footage is fragments from video recorded by the Pathé Brothers.
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 Fortified Ingush military tower, "Hamishki", circa 16th century, with Erzi towers in the background. Armkhi Valley, mountains of the Republic of Ingushetia, Central Caucasus. Change image |
English : Fortified Ingush military tower, "Hamishki", circa 16th century, with Erzi towers in the background. Armkhi Valley, mountains of the Republic of Ingushetia, Central Caucasus.
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Girls beware is a 1961 American educational film on the risks for girls to fall prey to molesters. Choose a new media file |
English : Girls beware is a 1961 American educational film on the risks for girls to fall prey to molesters.
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 Las Docas in Belém, Brazil: restored ancient docks, presently with bars, restaurants and shops. Las Docas are located on the banks of the bay of the Guajará river. Change image |
English : Las Docas in Belém, Brazil: restored ancient docks, presently with bars, restaurants and shops. Las Docas are located on the banks of the bay of the Guajará river.
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Therapy dogs in Queensland, Australia Choose a new media file |
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 Conchita Wurst representing Austria with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" during a dress rehearsal before the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark Change image |
English : Conchita Wurst representing Austria with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" during a dress rehearsal before the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ukrainian national anthem "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina", instrumental performance by U.S. Navy Band. Tomorrow is the Independence Day of Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : Ukrainian national anthem "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina", instrumental performance by U.S. Navy Band. Tomorrow is the Independence Day of Ukraine.
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 Light in the chapel (Shyshkovi hills, Chernivtsi oblast, Ukraine). Today is the Independence Day of Ukraine. Change image |
English : Light in the chapel (Shyshkovi hills, Chernivtsi oblast, Ukraine). Today is the Independence Day of Ukraine.
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American chef Aarti Sanghavi cooks mushroom masala, chutney sandwich, and shish kebabs. Choose a new media file |
English : American chef Aarti Sanghavi cooks mushroom masala, chutney sandwich, and shish kebabs.
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 Ivy Quainoo at a concert in Gloria Theater, Cologne, in January 2014. Today is her birthday. Change image |
English : Ivy Quainoo at a concert in Gloria Theater, Cologne, in January 2014. Today is her birthday.
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_female.jpg) South-western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis occidentalis) female in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Today is Heroes’ Day in Namibia. It commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966 at Omugulugwombashe. Change image |
English : South-western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis occidentalis) female in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Today is Heroes’ Day in Namibia. It commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966 at Omugulugwombashe.
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Boys beware is a 1961 American educational film on the risks for boys to fall prey to molesters. Choose a new media file |
English : Boys beware is a 1961 American educational film on the risks for boys to fall prey to molesters.
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.jpg) Opened seed pod of a Hyacinthoides non-scripta Change image |
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 View of the Pacific Ocean in Point Mugu State Park Change image |
White Tiger is a 1923 silent crime film by Tod Browning. Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Château de Pierreclos with its church (12th century), in the département Saône-et-Loire, region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Change image |
English : Château de Pierreclos with its church (12th century), in the département Saône-et-Loire, region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Self-closing flood barriers tested in a lab Choose a new media file |
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 Pedra Azul (Blue Stone) peak with the center of the Milky Way above it. Pedra Azul State Park is a state park in Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Change image |
English : Pedra Azul (Blue Stone) peak with the center of the Milky Way above it. Pedra Azul State Park is a state park in Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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Oi u luzi chervona kalyna performed by the military band of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 3 choirs. Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : Oi u luzi chervona kalyna performed by the military band of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 3 choirs. Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
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_female.jpg) Female White-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) on Trinidad. Trinidad & Tobago gained independence from the UK on this day in 1962. Change image |
English : Female White-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) on Trinidad. Trinidad & Tobago gained independence from the UK on this day in 1962.
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