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 Harvest in Provence by Vincent Van Gogh. Change image |
English : Harvest in Provence by Vincent Van Gogh.
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Weaver ants nest, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Choose a new media file |
English : Weaver ants nest, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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 An F/A-18 “Hornet” awaits the next round of combat flight operations aboard USS John C. Stennis, during Operation Enduring Freedom. Change image |
English : An F/A-18 “Hornet” awaits the next round of combat flight operations aboard USS John C. Stennis, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Traditional song and dance by Kumaoni girls, Uttarakhand, India. Choose a new media file |
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 Panoramic image of Santa Severina village, Calabria, Italy. Change image |
English : Panoramic image of Santa Severina village, Calabria, Italy.
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Kitesurf, Natashquan, Quebec, Canada Choose a new media file |
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 A sculpture at the entrance to the palace of Versailles, "La Paix" (Peace), by Jean-Baptiste Tuby. Change image |
English : A sculpture at the entrance to the palace of Versailles, "La Paix" (Peace), by Jean-Baptiste Tuby.
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Students practice a torch relay at the Kim Il sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Choose a new media file |
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 One of two copies of the Voyager Golden Record, the first of which was launched with the Voyager 1 probe on September 5, 1977. Change image |
English : One of two copies of the Voyager Golden Record, the first of which was launched with the Voyager 1 probe on September 5, 1977.
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Hybos femoratus a European member of the dance flies (Hybotidae) with prey. Choose a new media file |
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 The Quaker (Neopithecops zalmora) is a small butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. Change image |
English : The Quaker (Neopithecops zalmora) is a small butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
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"Together On Our Own", track 8 on Josh Woodward's 2010 release Ashes Choose a new media file |
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 The Glass beach in Fort Bragg, California. Change image |
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 Łęczyca Voivodeship coat of arms. Change image |
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Song by Ekta Kala Manch, the cultural branch of Ekta Parishad, India. Choose a new media file |
English : Song by Ekta Kala Manch, the cultural branch of Ekta Parishad, India.
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 An example of shōnen ai artwork, German Fanart. Change image |
Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) at Paseo Maritimo in Antigua, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Choose a new media file |
English : Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) at Paseo Maritimo in Antigua, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.
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.jpg) Carla Bruni-Sarkozy during the 2008 Armistice Day ceremony in Paris. Change image |
Falls on Manitou river, Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada (August 20, 2012) Choose a new media file |
English : Falls on Manitou river, Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada (August 20, 2012)
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 Midtown Manhattan as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey Change image |
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Footage from a security camera outside the Pentagon building, showing the attack on 9/11. Choose a new media file |
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 The Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno) is a small butterfly found in India belonging to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. Change image |
English : The Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno) is a small butterfly found in India belonging to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
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Adivasi women complaining about water shortage, harassment by Forest Department officials, lack of title property, and government lack of care for their needs, during a meeting organized by Ekta Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, India. Choose a new media file |
English : Adivasi women complaining about water shortage, harassment by Forest Department officials, lack of title property, and government lack of care for their needs, during a meeting organized by Ekta Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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 The sun sets over a set of "Big Eyes" binoculars on the signal bridge of the USS Harry S. Truman while an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Bay Raiders" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 28 airlifts several replenishment slings to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nov. 4, 2005. The Truman is under way off the coast of the eastern United States. Change image |
English : The sun sets over a set of "Big Eyes" binoculars on the signal bridge of the USS Harry S. Truman while an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Bay Raiders" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 28 airlifts several replenishment slings to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nov. 4, 2005. The Truman is under way off the coast of the eastern United States.
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Experience the wing-rattling intensity of flying through a storm's eyewall and into the calm eye. Choose a new media file |
English : Experience the wing-rattling intensity of flying through a storm's eyewall and into the calm eye.
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 Cover art for Vanity Fair magazine, June 1914. Change image |
English : Cover art for Vanity Fair magazine, June 1914.
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Harvesting potatoes with the help of two-wheel tractor at Kuban. Choose a new media file |
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 Broad view of Hurricane Isabel captured from ISS. Change image |
English : Broad view of Hurricane Isabel captured from ISS.
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Solitary Sandpiper, Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada Choose a new media file |
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 Woman harvesting wheat, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Change image |
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Boulder Worldcup Munich 2012, Rustam Gelmanov, RUS Choose a new media file |
English : Boulder Worldcup Munich 2012, Rustam Gelmanov, RUS
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Ultrasound image of the spine at 21 weeks of pregnancy in a fetus affected by open spina bifida. In the longitudinal scan a lumbar myelomeningocele is seen. Choose a new media file |
English : Ultrasound image of the spine at 21 weeks of pregnancy in a fetus affected by open spina bifida. In the longitudinal scan a lumbar myelomeningocele is seen.
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 The Gray Pansy or Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. Change image |
Xysticus cf. bifasciatus with preyed bee (Apis mellifera) and kleptoparasitic flies (Desmometopa m-nigrum, Milichiidae). Choose a new media file |
English : Xysticus cf. bifasciatus with preyed bee (Apis mellifera) and kleptoparasitic flies (Desmometopa m-nigrum, Milichiidae).
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 Mural embroidery, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Change image |
Sonatine, by Maurice Ravel, Max Norman, I. Modéré. Choose a new media file |
English : Sonatine, by Maurice Ravel, Max Norman, I. Modéré.
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This visualization shows fires detected in the United States from July 2002 through July 2011 by the MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites. Look for fires that reliably burn each year in western states and across the Southeast. Choose a new media file |
English : This visualization shows fires detected in the United States from July 2002 through July 2011 by the MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites. Look for fires that reliably burn each year in western states and across the Southeast.
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 The Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis) is a Danainae butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. Change image |
English : The Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis) is a Danainae butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain was a 1918 film, written and directed by special effects pioneer Willis O'Brien, produced by Herbert M. Dawley, and starred both men; Dawley played Uncle Jack Holmes, while O'Brien played the ghost of Mad Dick the Hermit. Although most of the film itself is lost, it is often cited as a trial run for The Lost World. Choose a new media file |
English : The Ghost of Slumber Mountain was a 1918 film, written and directed by special effects pioneer Willis O'Brien, produced by Herbert M. Dawley, and starred both men; Dawley played Uncle Jack Holmes, while O'Brien played the ghost of Mad Dick the Hermit. Although most of the film itself is lost, it is often cited as a trial run for The Lost World.
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 Riots after the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos (2008 Greek riots), Sina Street - Faculty of law, Athens, Greece. Change image |
English : Riots after the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos (2008 Greek riots), Sina Street - Faculty of law, Athens, Greece.
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German empire army, autumn military exercise 1912. Reenactement by Historische Darstellungsgruppe IR 30 "Graf Werder", open air museum Roscheider Hof, Konz, Germany. Choose a new media file |
English : German empire army, autumn military exercise 1912. Reenactement by Historische Darstellungsgruppe IR 30 "Graf Werder", open air museum Roscheider Hof, Konz, Germany.
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 Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), an American native known for its nodding flowers with red spurs. Change image |
English : Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), an American native known for its nodding flowers with red spurs.
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Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Parc Omega, Quebec, Canada, June 15, 2012 Choose a new media file |
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Symphony No.9, Op.125 (Beethoven, Ludwig van), IV Presto. Choose a new media file |
English : Symphony No.9, Op.125 (Beethoven, Ludwig van), IV Presto.
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Video by Ekta Parishad. This adivasi man explains how uranium mining in his area is destroying the environment and causing health problems for the people. Choose a new media file |
English : Video by Ekta Parishad. This adivasi man explains how uranium mining in his area is destroying the environment and causing health problems for the people.
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Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus), movie down at Sermamagny (France). Choose a new media file |
English : Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus), movie down at Sermamagny (France).
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 The Pygmy Scrub-hopper or Pygmy Grass-hopper (Aeromachus pygmaeus) is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. Change image |
English : The Pygmy Scrub-hopper or Pygmy Grass-hopper (Aeromachus pygmaeus) is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
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Mating pair of Essex Skippers (Thymelicus lineola). Filmed at Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Choose a new media file |
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 A wide panoramic view of the Waterlily House in Kew Gardens, London, England. Change image |
English : A wide panoramic view of the Waterlily House in Kew Gardens, London, England.
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Lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011, in Japan. Choose a new media file |
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Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 1st movement, Introitus & Kyrie. Choose a new media file |
English : Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 1st movement, Introitus & Kyrie.
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 Australian blenny (Ecsenius axelrodi) in East Timor. Change image |
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