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Fortress in Bač, Vojvodina, Serbia

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Eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The old and the new bridge, as seen at night from Yerba Buena Island to Oakland. Change image

English : Eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The old and the new bridge, as seen at night from Yerba Buena Island to Oakland.

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Trifolium arvense in Keila, Estonia. Change image

English : Trifolium arvense in Keila, Estonia.

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A swing high above Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed this stately view of the golden-hued planet and its main rings. The view is in natural color, as human eyes would have seen it. This mosaic was made from 36 images in three color filters obtained by Cassini's imaging science subsystem on Oct. 10, 2013. Change image

English : A swing high above Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed this stately view of the golden-hued planet and its main rings. The view is in natural color, as human eyes would have seen it. This mosaic was made from 36 images in three color filters obtained by Cassini's imaging science subsystem on Oct. 10, 2013.

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Stars similar to our Sun — “solar proxies” — enable scientists to look through a window in time to see the harsh conditions prevailing in the early or future Solar System, as well as in planetary systems around other stars. Change image

English : Stars similar to our Sun — “solar proxies” — enable scientists to look through a window in time to see the harsh conditions prevailing in the early or future Solar System, as well as in planetary systems around other stars.

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NGC 6960 or the Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. Change image

English : NGC 6960 or the Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.

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Fountains Abbey ruins seen from West, looking East and South. This abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132 and operating until 1539. Change image

English : Fountains Abbey ruins seen from West, looking East and South. This abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132 and operating until 1539.

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The white eggshell has been removed by dipping a normal chicken egg into vinegar for 48 hrs. Change image

English : The white eggshell has been removed by dipping a normal chicken egg into vinegar for 48 hrs.

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Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides). Adult in perfect breeding plumage Change image

English : Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides). Adult in perfect breeding plumage

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St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn. Change image

English : St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn.

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Kiipsaare Leaning Lighthouse, Saaremaa, Estonia. Change image

English : Kiipsaare Leaning Lighthouse, Saaremaa, Estonia.

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"Self-Portrait, Yawning" by Joseph Ducreux (French - Google Art Project) Change image

English : "Self-Portrait, Yawning" by Joseph Ducreux (French - Google Art Project)

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Fishermen in Acapulco, Mexico. Change image

English : Fishermen in Acapulco, Mexico.

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Once a powerful Super Typhoon, Parma crossed over the northern tip of Luzon Island, the Philippines, on October 3, 2009, as a Category 1 typhoon. The storm battered the island with damaging winds and heavy rain before moving over the South China Sea, where it stalled, spinning more or less in place for about a day and a half. Change image

English : Once a powerful Super Typhoon, Parma crossed over the northern tip of Luzon Island, the Philippines, on October 3, 2009, as a Category 1 typhoon. The storm battered the island with damaging winds and heavy rain before moving over the South China Sea, where it stalled, spinning more or less in place for about a day and a half.

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Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium). Change image

English : Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium).

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Entrance to Kowloon Station within the Union Square, West Kowloon, Hong Kong. Change image

English : Entrance to Kowloon Station within the Union Square, West Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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The fortress of Città di San Marino view from the side of torre Guaita on Monte Titano (Appennino tosco-romagnolo), Central Italy. Change image

English : The fortress of Città di San Marino view from the side of torre Guaita on Monte Titano (Appennino tosco-romagnolo), Central Italy.

17

Publicity photo from Charlie Chaplin's 1921 movie "The Kid". Change image

English : Publicity photo from Charlie Chaplin's 1921 movie "The Kid".

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"Neque illic Mortuus", lower part of monument to Giovani Baptista Gisleni (1670) in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy. Change image

English : "Neque illic Mortuus", lower part of monument to Giovani Baptista Gisleni (1670) in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy.

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Pärispea peninsula, Lahemaa National Park. Change image

English : Pärispea peninsula, Lahemaa National Park.

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Three month old iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) in Sierra de Gredos, Spain. Change image

English : Three month old iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) in Sierra de Gredos, Spain.

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Top of Berlin Victory Column Change image

English : Top of Berlin Victory Column

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On Earth Day, a view of most of North America taken from a low orbit of about 826 km altitude aboard NASA's Earth-observing research satellite, Suomi NPP. Change image

English : On Earth Day, a view of most of North America taken from a low orbit of about 826 km altitude aboard NASA's Earth-observing research satellite, Suomi NPP.

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A view to Geiranger and Geirangerfjorden from Flydalsjuvet in Stranda municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway in 2013 June. Change image

English : A view to Geiranger and Geirangerfjorden from Flydalsjuvet in Stranda municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway in 2013 June.

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Fortress in Bač, Vojvodina, Serbia Change image

English : Fortress in Bač, Vojvodina, Serbia

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Schloss Buldern (in Buldern, Dulmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Change image

English : Schloss Buldern (in Buldern, Dulmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

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Spoil tip in Rummu, Estonia. Hillside is covered with rills and gullies due to erosion processes caused by rainfall. Change image

English : Spoil tip in Rummu, Estonia. Hillside is covered with rills and gullies due to erosion processes caused by rainfall.

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Sandhamn, Stockholm archipelago. Change image

English : Sandhamn, Stockholm archipelago.

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Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis orientalis) in the falconry Falkenhof Feldberg, Germany. Change image

English : Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis orientalis) in the falconry Falkenhof Feldberg, Germany.

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Sunrise at Viru Bog, Estonia. Change image

English : Sunrise at Viru Bog, Estonia.

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Change image

English : Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

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