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English : HN Emily Parada explains how she manages distribution of COVID-19 vaccines at Naval Medical Center San Diego, California, USA.
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Flatid leaf bugs (Flatida rosea) and their nymphs, Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar. The nymphs (the white ones) produce waxy excretions. They help disguise the nymphs which are not harmed if a predator takes a bite.

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English : Flatid leaf bugs (Flatida rosea) and their nymphs, Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar. The nymphs (the white ones) produce waxy excretions. They help disguise the nymphs which are not harmed if a predator takes a bite.

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English : The process of creating a metal "backpack" letterbox.
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Gate of bunker 24 in the ammunition depot in the Dernekamp hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Gate of bunker 24 in the ammunition depot in the Dernekamp hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Mt Sefton massif, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

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English : A Trip to Paramountown is a 1922 American documentary film featuring famous actors from the Paramount studio.

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English : Jennifer Doudna is presented with the 2020 Nobel prize medal in chemistry at her home in Berkeley, California. (Available CC)
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Dirt jumping with a BMX bicycle

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English : Stage Struck is a 1925 silent film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Gloria Swanson.

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View of the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., circa 1902

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English : View of the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., circa 1902

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English : Lockdown in Paris, France
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Trees with colourful autumn leaves at the western end of the Großer Weiher (Great Pond) in the Gardens of Schwetzingen Palace, Germany.

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English : Trees with colourful autumn leaves at the western end of the Großer Weiher (Great Pond) in the Gardens of Schwetzingen Palace, Germany.

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English : Motion video "Power of Iceland" with vigorous music from March 2012. (Lyrics available as CC)
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Preah Tineang Phhochani. Royal Palace. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's Independence Day is observed on this day.

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English : Preah Tineang Phhochani. Royal Palace. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's Independence Day is observed on this day.

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English : Sherlock Holmes is a 1916 silent film directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring William Gillette as Sherlock Homes.
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The Sky Reflector-Net skylight in Fulton Center, a transit and retail complex in New York City, USA. The $1.4 billion transportation center opened today, November 10, in 2014.

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English : The Sky Reflector-Net skylight in Fulton Center, a transit and retail complex in New York City, USA. The $1.4 billion transportation center opened today, November 10, in 2014.

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English : Vegetation of Africa changes seasonally

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Fountain on Wolności Street in Szczytna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

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English : Fountain on Wolności Street in Szczytna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

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English : "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (often called the "Black national anthem" in the U.S.) performed by a vocal ensemble of the United States Navy Band.
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Mount Shpyci covered in clouds in the Carpathian National Nature Park in Ukraine.

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English : Conditional motion SARS-CoV-2.

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English : Grey Squirrel Foraging

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Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Detached silver birch (Betula pendula).

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English : Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Detached silver birch (Betula pendula).

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English : Nijmegen is a city in Gelderland, East Netherlands, and is one of the oldest cities in the country.

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English : Drone video of Kakerdi lake and Kakerdaja bog in Järva, Estonia

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Group of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) playing, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.

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English : Group of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) playing, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.

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English : Drone video of foggy Vetla village in Harju County, Estonia. Filmed in September 2021

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Beauchamp Falls in Great Otway National Park, Beech Forest, Victoria, Australia

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English : Steam locomotive series kkStB 310 on railway station in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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The nave of Riga Cathedral in Riga, Latvia. Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia is celebrated on this day.

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English : The nave of Riga Cathedral in Riga, Latvia. Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia is celebrated on this day.

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English : Drone video of Viljandi castle in Estonia, Summer 2021

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"Hawk's Eye Rock". Geological monument of nature "Protyati Kameni", Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.

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English : Drone video of Rannapungerja light beacon in Estonia, spring 2021

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An old rural track, trees and the forest with colourful autumn foliage near Beilstein, Württemberg, Germany.

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English : Drone video of Kolu wildlife overpass in Estonia.

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White mustard seed (whole and ground) and various kinds of mustard

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English : Mating dragonflies.

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Peanuts in shell, shell cracked open, seed shelled, halved and peeled.

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English : "Тюштянь моро" ("Tyushtya's song") performed by OYME band in Erzya language. The original music video was created during the 2020 pandemic.

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Travertine terraces (UNESCO World Heritage Site) of Pamukkale, Turkey

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English : Drone video of Otto Maigler Lake in Hürth, Germany, in autumn

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Training in preparation for Slavic festivals of the 12-13th centuries in the Ruza urban district of Moscow Oblast.

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English : Training in preparation for Slavic festivals of the 12-13th centuries in the Ruza urban district of Moscow Oblast.

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English : Temples, spiritual symbols Holosiyevo, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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The Caritas Well (also known as the Caritas Fountain) at night, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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English : Logging with Belarus MTZ-82-L in Estonia

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Typical example of the wooden buildings of Perm early XX century. Location home: 14a, Klimenko str.

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English : Typical example of the wooden buildings of Perm early XX century. Location home: 14a, Klimenko str.

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English : Summer clouds transformations. Several dozens of frames stacked in a video. Moscow, Russia, 10 July 2017. Equipment: Camera Canon 350d, lens Canon 50mm f/1.8, tripod.

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Amanita muscaria Location De Famberhorst. Focus stack of 9 photos.

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English : An animation of the Mandelbulb fractal. Growth of the variable of the fractal formula v^x ↦ v + c, linear increase in the value of "x" from 0 to 21; Fractal rotated by 90° (view from above).

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English : Issued 100 years ago: 50 Pfennig Notgeld banknote issued by the town of Potsdam, Nov. 28, 1921, RV: A cavalry officer of the 8th (Rhenish) Cuirassiers Regiment. The banknote has to be considered as a mockery of the militarism in the German Empire, as the regiment is titled with its derogatory nickname "Mehlsäcke" (flour sacks).

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English : Hydrothermal activity of the underwater volcano Kolumbo (-10 m), Aegean Sea, Greece.

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Reconstruction of the Gwoździec Synagogue, Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. According to the Jewish calendar, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Nov. 28 and lasts until sundown on Dec. 6.

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English : Reconstruction of the Gwoździec Synagogue, Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. According to the Jewish calendar, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Nov. 28 and lasts until sundown on Dec. 6.

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English : The Short film Sprite Fright by the Blender Foundation
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Cayenne pepper in Suq al-Milh, Sanaa, Yemen.

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English : Spider Web building
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