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 Petrol is sold by the (mainly liquor) bottle in Bénin. There are thousands of these shops in the capital Cotonou, where motorbikes can refuel. It is said that the petrol is illegally imported by sea from Nigeria. Cotonou is one of the most polluted cities in West Africa because of the tens of thousands of motorbikes. Change image |
English : Petrol is sold by the (mainly liquor) bottle in Bénin. There are thousands of these shops in the capital Cotonou, where motorbikes can refuel. It is said that the petrol is illegally imported by sea from Nigeria. Cotonou is one of the most polluted cities in West Africa because of the tens of thousands of motorbikes.
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,_Bahnhof_--_2017_--_1672_(bw).jpg) Stairs to Central Station at Tietgensbroen, Copenhagen, Denmark Change image |
 Computer generated cross section 3d-model of a Heart Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) The small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) is one of the UK's rarer butterflies and the peak time to find them is the beginning of June. Wyre Forest, Worcestershire is one prime location in England. Change image |
English : The small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) is one of the UK's rarer butterflies and the peak time to find them is the beginning of June. Wyre Forest, Worcestershire is one prime location in England.
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English : Aerial recording of Solis Viaduct, Schin gorge and Solis dam (Ablula/Alvra, Grisons, Switzerland)
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 Detail of Wasserglockenbrunnen, also known as Wasserpilzbrunnen on Frauenplatz, next to Frauenkirche, Munich, at night. It was designed by Bernhard Winkler in 1972. Change image |
English : Detail of Wasserglockenbrunnen, also known as Wasserpilzbrunnen on Frauenplatz, next to Frauenkirche, Munich, at night. It was designed by Bernhard Winkler in 1972.
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 Mandelbrot set zoom with center at (-0.743643887037158704752191506114774, 0.131825904205311970493132056385139) and magnification 1 .. 3.18 × 1031 Choose a new media file |
English : Mandelbrot set zoom with center at (-0.743643887037158704752191506114774, 0.131825904205311970493132056385139) and magnification 1 .. 3.18 × 1031
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English : Church of Saint Lazarus' Resurrection on Kizhi Island of Lake Onega, Republic of Karelia (Russia)
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A video of Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living, transparent nematode, about 1 mm in length. Choose a new media file |
English : A video of Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living, transparent nematode, about 1 mm in length.
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 Blue-hour view of the Juma (Friday) Mosque, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. This mosque, built in 743, is considered the first one in the Caucasus after the Friday mosque of Derbent (constructed in 734). It was built during the governance period of Caliphate's vicar in the Caucasus and Dagestan. The mosque underwent numerous damages due to plunderings, earthquakes and wars and was lately reconstructed in 2009. Change image |
English : Blue-hour view of the Juma (Friday) Mosque, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. This mosque, built in 743, is considered the first one in the Caucasus after the Friday mosque of Derbent (constructed in 734). It was built during the governance period of Caliphate's vicar in the Caucasus and Dagestan. The mosque underwent numerous damages due to plunderings, earthquakes and wars and was lately reconstructed in 2009.
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This visualization shows the orbital paths of Venus and Earth that led to this rare alignment on June 5, 2012. Choose a new media file |
English : This visualization shows the orbital paths of Venus and Earth that led to this rare alignment on June 5, 2012.
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,_Sidney_Island,_British_Columbia,_Canada_20.jpg) A pier and a path to the beach during the sunset. Campsite at Sidney Spit (part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve), Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada. Change image |
English : A pier and a path to the beach during the sunset. Campsite at Sidney Spit (part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve), Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Cytoplasmic streaming (organized movement of organelles) in onion bulb scale epidermis cells. Choose a new media file |
English : Cytoplasmic streaming (organized movement of organelles) in onion bulb scale epidermis cells.
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_naar_Colle_Tsa_S%C3%A8tse_in_Cogne_Valley_(Itali%C3%AB)._Waterval_boven_Gimillan_gedeeltelijk_in_de_mist_03.jpg) Mountain hike of Gimillan (1805m) at Colle Tsa Sètse Cogne Valley (Italy). Waterfall above Gimillan partly in the fog. Change image |
English : Mountain hike of Gimillan (1805m) at Colle Tsa Sètse Cogne Valley (Italy). Waterfall above Gimillan partly in the fog.
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Elephants Dream is a 2006 English-language and Dutch-produced 3D CGI animated science fiction 9-minute short film. Choose a new media file |
English : Elephants Dream is a 2006 English-language and Dutch-produced 3D CGI animated science fiction 9-minute short film.
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 Portrait of Michael Ancher. Change image |
English : Portrait of Michael Ancher.
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"Flute Quartet No. 1" composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performance: Felix Skowronek with the Philadelphia Quartet. Choose a new media file |
English : "Flute Quartet No. 1" composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performance: Felix Skowronek
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 Aratinga solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758), Sun parakeet; Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Change image |
English : Aratinga solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758), Sun parakeet; Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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A JOY STORY: Joy and Heron is an 2018 animated 3D CGI spot by Passion Pictures. Choose a new media file |
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 Hanse harbour at blue hour, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany Change image |
English : Hanse harbour at blue hour, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany
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A brassy long-horn moth (Nemophora metallica) with a biting midge on its back (probably Forcipomyia), sucking hemolymph. Choose a new media file |
English : A brassy long-horn moth (Nemophora metallica) with a biting midge on its back (probably Forcipomyia), sucking hemolymph.
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 Remains of the church of St Mariña Dozo, Cambados, Pontevedra, Spain. The gothic church was built in the 15th century over a former Romanesque church of the 12th century by order of María de Ulloa, mother of Alonso III Fonseca. In 1943 it was declared National Heritage Monument in Spain. Change image |
English : Remains of the church of St Mariña Dozo, Cambados, Pontevedra, Spain. The gothic church was built in the 15th century over a former Romanesque church of the 12th century by order of María de Ulloa, mother of Alonso III Fonseca. In 1943 it was declared National Heritage Monument in Spain.
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Local Forecast - Elevator composed by Kevin MacLeod. Choose a new media file |
English : Local Forecast - Elevator composed by Kevin MacLeod.
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 Animation of a leg mechanism using the Ghassaei Linkage. Choose a new media file |
English : Animation of a leg mechanism using the Ghassaei Linkage.
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_underside_Bulgaria.jpg) Balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca balcanica) This little butterfly lives at 2,300m above sea level at the top cable car station on Yastrebets, in the Rila Mountains: the ski resort of Borovets in Bulgaria Change image |
English : Balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca balcanica) This little butterfly lives at 2,300m above sea level at the top cable car station on Yastrebets, in the Rila Mountains: the ski resort of Borovets in Bulgaria
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Leica Mod. Ia (1927), production number 5193, production time 1925–1936. Choose a new media file |
English : Leica Mod. Ia (1927), production number 5193, production time 1925–1936.
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 Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), Killer whale; Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Change image |
English : Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), Killer whale; Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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Danse sacrée, L 103, pt. 1, written by Claude Debussy, performed by the United States Marine Chamber Orchestra with Major Jason K. Fettig, conducting, MSgt Karen Grimsey, harp soloist on Aug. 14, 2010. Choose a new media file |
English : Danse sacrée, L 103, pt. 1, written by Claude Debussy, performed by the United States Marine Chamber Orchestra with Major Jason K. Fettig, conducting, MSgt Karen Grimsey, harp soloist on Aug. 14, 2010.
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Ultrasound axial scan of the fetal head with eye movements and a monolateral congenital cataract seen at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Choose a new media file |
English : Ultrasound axial scan of the fetal head with eye movements and a monolateral congenital cataract seen at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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 A peat bog below the top of Doune Hill, Luss Hills, Scotland Change image |
English : A peat bog below the top of Doune Hill, Luss Hills, Scotland
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Ice crystals form in a drop of water exposed to a very cold environment. Choose a new media file |
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 Night view of the Pashkov house, Moscow, Russia. The palace, of neoclassical style, was erected in 1784-1786 by Pyotr Pashkov, a Muscovite nobleman, and presumably designed by Vasili Bazhenov. Today it is owned by the Russian State Library. Change image |
English : Night view of the Pashkov house, Moscow, Russia. The palace, of neoclassical style, was erected in 1784-1786 by Pyotr Pashkov, a Muscovite nobleman, and presumably designed by Vasili Bazhenov. Today it is owned by the Russian State Library.
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"Tales from the Vienna Woods" (German: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald") is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Choose a new media file |
English : "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (German: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald") is a waltz by Johann Strauss II.
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 This image is created from eight images shot in sequence as a tornado formed north of Minneola, Kansas on May 24, 2016. Change image |
English : This image is created from eight images shot in sequence as a tornado formed north of Minneola, Kansas on May 24, 2016.
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Прекрасная Люканида, или война рогачей и усачей (English: The beautiful Lucanida, or the war of Stag beetles and Longhorn beetles), is a 1912 stop motion animation by Ladislas Starevich.Choose a new media file |
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Прекрасная Люканида, или война рогачей и усачей (English: The beautiful Lucanida, or the war of Stag beetles and Longhorn beetles), is a 1912 stop motion animation by Ladislas Starevich.Advanced options
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Santa Maria, strela do Dia one of 420 poems with musical notation collected in the Cantigas de Santa Maria during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284). Choose a new media file |
English : Santa Maria, strela do Dia one of 420 poems with musical notation collected in the Cantigas de Santa Maria during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284).
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 Standing Suricata suricatta (meerkat) looking behind, in the Singapore zoo Change image |
English : Standing Suricata suricatta (meerkat) looking behind, in the Singapore zoo
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Steam locomotives climbing the steep railroad incline between Tharandt and Klingenberg in Saxony, Germany Choose a new media file |
English : Steam locomotives climbing the steep railroad incline between Tharandt and Klingenberg in Saxony, Germany
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Bob's Electric Theatre is a 1909 French stop motion animation by Segundo de Chomón. Choose a new media file |
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 Frontal view of the Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery), Hofgarten, Munich, Germany. The institution is serving as the executive office of the Minister-President as head of government. The State Chancellery is represented by Bavarian missions in the German capital Berlin and to the European Union in Brussels. Change image |
English : Frontal view of the Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery), Hofgarten, Munich, Germany. The institution is serving as the executive office of the Minister-President as head of government. The State Chancellery is represented by Bavarian missions in the German capital Berlin and to the European Union in Brussels.
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Backbay Lounge, by Kevin MacLeod Choose a new media file |
English : Backbay Lounge, by Kevin MacLeod
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 78 years ago on this day, the Continuation War by co-belligerents Finland and Germany against the Soviet Union began in coordination with Operation Barbarossa. The photograph depicts a Finnish soldier enjoying the spring sun with a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) at an armoury in Finnish Lapland during the last year of the war on 4 May 1944. Reindeer were used by the Finnish Army to, for example, pull supply sleighs in snow conditions. The photographer's original Finnish caption is translated as 'Warriors of Lapland.' Change image |
English : 78 years ago on this day, the Continuation War by co-belligerents Finland and Germany against the Soviet Union began in coordination with Operation Barbarossa. The photograph depicts a Finnish soldier enjoying the spring sun with a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) at an armoury in Finnish Lapland during the last year of the war on 4 May 1944. Reindeer were used by the Finnish Army to, for example, pull supply sleighs in snow conditions. The photographer's original Finnish caption is translated as 'Warriors of Lapland.'
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French singer Cécile Cassel (HollySiz) – today is her birthday – discusses her career and her debut full length record My Name Is. Choose a new media file |
English : French singer Cécile Cassel (HollySiz) – today is her birthday – discusses her career and her debut full length record My Name Is.
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 Desna river, feeder of the Southern Bug, at meadow. Ukraine, Vinnytsia Raion Change image |
English : Desna river, feeder of the Southern Bug, at meadow. Ukraine, Vinnytsia Raion
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English : Semper Paratus, composed in 1927 by U.S. Coast Guard Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck and performed by the United States Coast Guard Band.
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_in_Bowness-on-Windermere,_England.jpg) Portrait of mute swan (Cygnus olor) on the background of Windermere Lake, Bowness-on-Windermere, England Change image |
English : Portrait of mute swan (Cygnus olor) on the background of Windermere Lake, Bowness-on-Windermere, England
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Nulla in mundo pax sincera 1. Larghetto, RV 630, is a sacred motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735. Choose a new media file |
English : Nulla in mundo pax sincera 1. Larghetto, RV 630, is a sacred motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735.
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 Roof of a heritage barn built in circa 1920. Main beams including the ladders are hand hewn. The barn is part of Ruckle Heritage Farm at Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada, the oldest working farm in British Columbia which is still owned by the original family (2019) Change image |
English : Roof of a heritage barn built in circa 1920. Main beams including the ladders are hand hewn. The barn is part of Ruckle Heritage Farm at Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada, the oldest working farm in British Columbia which is still owned by the original family (2019)
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 A stereographic projection of a Clifford torus performing a simple rotation through the xz plane. Choose a new media file |
English : A stereographic projection of a Clifford torus performing a simple rotation through the xz plane.
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 Head of a Tyrolese Mountain Sheep (Tiroler Bergschaf). Stubai Valley, Tyrol, Austria Change image |
English : Head of a Tyrolese Mountain Sheep (Tiroler Bergschaf). Stubai Valley, Tyrol, Austria
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The Bangville Police is a 1913 silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman, starring Mabel Normand, and considered to be the seminal Keystone Cops short. Choose a new media file |
English : The Bangville Police is a 1913 silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman, starring Mabel Normand, and considered to be the seminal Keystone Cops short.
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The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178, popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893. Choose a new media file |
English : The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178, popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893.
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