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![]() Front view of the Indiana Statehouse, the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Indiana. The building, built in 1888, houses the Indiana General Assembly, the office of the Governor of Indiana, the Supreme Court of Indiana, and other state officials. The building it is located in Indianapolis, the state capital. Change image |
English : Front view of the Indiana Statehouse, the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Indiana. The building, built in 1888, houses the Indiana General Assembly, the office of the Governor of Indiana, the Supreme Court of Indiana, and other state officials. The building it is located in Indianapolis, the state capital.
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Narrated 3D animated reconstruction of the missile impact onto the MH17 aircraft. Published under CC-BY (3.0) by the Dutch Safety Board. Choose a new media file |
English : Narrated 3D animated reconstruction of the missile impact onto the MH17 aircraft. Published under CC-BY (3.0) by the Dutch Safety Board.
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![]() Panoramic view of the 4.7 km long Ponte de Amizade (Friendship Bridge) from the Macau Peninsula (left) to the Taipa Island (right), Macau. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of the 4.7 km long Ponte de Amizade (Friendship Bridge) from the Macau Peninsula (left) to the Taipa Island (right), Macau.
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Sequence of the Requiem Dies Irae, Gregorian chant Choose a new media file |
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Engineers place the heart of the James Webb Space Telescope into the Space Environment Simulator, a giant thermal vacuum and cryogenic testing chamber, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Choose a new media file |
English : Engineers place the heart of the James Webb Space Telescope into the Space Environment Simulator, a giant thermal vacuum and cryogenic testing chamber, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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![]() The southern part of Viborg, Denmark as seen from the eastern side of Søndersø. Photo taken on the evening of November 4, 2014. Change image |
English : The southern part of Viborg, Denmark as seen from the eastern side of Søndersø. Photo taken on the evening of November 4, 2014.
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The rapid onset of unrest at Mount St. Helens on September 23, 2004 initiated an uninterrupted lava-dome-building eruption that continued until 2008. The initial phase produced rapid growth of a lava dome as magma pushed upward. As shown in the video, an initial succession of lava spines, two recumbent and one steeply sloping, grew to nearly 500 m in length before disintegrating into mounds of rubble. The trajectory of lava extrusion was affected by the geometry of the crater, particularly the proximity of the vent to the south crater wall, and by the growing volume of erupted material. Choose a new media file |
English : The rapid onset of unrest at Mount St. Helens on September 23, 2004 initiated an uninterrupted lava-dome-building eruption that continued until 2008. The initial phase produced rapid growth of a lava dome as magma pushed upward. As shown in the video, an initial succession of lava spines, two recumbent and one steeply sloping, grew to nearly 500 m in length before disintegrating into mounds of rubble. The trajectory of lava extrusion was affected by the geometry of the crater, particularly the proximity of the vent to the south crater wall, and by the growing volume of erupted material.
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![]() Lyriothemis acigastra, Little Bloodtail, is a small and uncommon dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in India. Change image |
English : Lyriothemis acigastra, Little Bloodtail, is a small and uncommon dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in India.
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Red Bull Racing team doing a pit stop practice in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez previous to 2015 Mexican Grand Prix. Mexico City, Mexico. Choose a new media file |
English : Red Bull Racing team doing a pit stop practice in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez previous to 2015 Mexican Grand Prix. Mexico City, Mexico.
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Wikipedia 5 million articles milestone video November 2015. Choose a new media file |
English : Wikipedia 5 million articles milestone video November 2015.
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![]() Little egret, Taken at Keitakuen. Change image |
Salt March, Gujarat, India, 1930. Choose a new media file |
English : Salt March, Gujarat, India, 1930.
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![]() Labyrinth “Werschrummschloeff” in Berdorf, Luxembourg Change image |
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:43 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 8. 2010. This is first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, which will provide cargo flights to the International Space Station. Choose a new media file |
English : SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:43 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 8. 2010. This is first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, which will provide cargo flights to the International Space Station.
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![]() Northern coast of island Osmussaar during sunset. Change image |
German Church, Stockholm: slide show to the sound of the towers 12 o'clock bells and glockenspiel "Nun danket alle Gott" (by Johann Crüger 1647) Choose a new media file |
English : German Church, Stockholm: slide show to the sound of the towers 12 o'clock bells and glockenspiel "Nun danket alle Gott" (by Johann Crüger 1647)
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Lake Spechtensee near Wörschachwald, Styria, Austria - viewing westward Change image |
English : Lake Spechtensee near Wörschachwald, Styria, Austria - viewing westward
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![]() An animation of an approximate compass-and-straightedge construction of a regular heptagon. Choose a new media file |
English : An animation of an approximate compass-and-straightedge construction of a regular heptagon.
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![]() Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) at the Aquazoo (aquarium) in the 'Zoo Schmiding in Schmiding near Bad Schallerbach, Austria. Change image |
English : Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) at the Aquazoo (aquarium) in the 'Zoo Schmiding in Schmiding near Bad Schallerbach, Austria.
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Movement of organelles (cytoplasmic streaming) in Tradescantia stamen hair cells, time lapse recording. Choose a new media file |
English : Movement of organelles (cytoplasmic streaming) in Tradescantia stamen hair cells, time lapse recording.
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![]() "Fairy Kingdom", a cave inside the Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes in Germany. Change image |
English : "Fairy Kingdom", a cave inside the Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes in Germany.
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A ship called the Kung Sverker (King Sverker) passing through a retractable bridge on the Göta Canal in Ljung, Sweden. Choose a new media file |
English : A ship called the Kung Sverker (King Sverker) passing through a retractable bridge on the Göta Canal in Ljung, Sweden.
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![]() Guinea baboon (Papio papio) with juvenile at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Change image |
Mamta Patel Nagaraja, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center offers advice to current science and engineering students.. Choose a new media file |
English : Mamta Patel Nagaraja, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center offers advice to current science and engineering students..
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Coverage of the Hindenburg disaster while landing at Lakehurst. Also shots of the big ships over New York. Choose a new media file |
English : Coverage of the Hindenburg disaster while landing at Lakehurst. Also shots of the big ships over New York.
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![]() Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil), 1893, oil on canvas, by Benedito Calixto. Displayed in the Municipal Pinacotheca of São Paulo. Change image |
English : Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil), 1893, oil on canvas, by Benedito Calixto. Displayed in the Municipal Pinacotheca of São Paulo.
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Tour de France at Montgiscard (southern France) during stage 13. Choose a new media file |
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Private Life of a Cat, Alexander Hammid's intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens. Choose a new media file |
English : Private Life of a Cat, Alexander Hammid's intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens.
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![]() Viborg Power Station, Denmark on the evening of November 17, 2014 Change image |
A high-definition look at the complexity of activity occurring on the surface of the Sun. Coronal loops — linking areas of opposite magnetic polarity in the photosphere — enormous solar prominences and sunspots are all to be seen here. Choose a new media file |
English : A high-definition look at the complexity of activity occurring on the surface of the Sun. Coronal loops — linking areas of opposite magnetic polarity in the photosphere — enormous solar prominences and sunspots are all to be seen here.
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![]() Black-spotted Triton, Washing Bath Triton Cymatium lotorium. Seashell 141×60 mm. Change image |
Metropolis II (2011) kinetic art project by Chris Burden. At Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) filmed March 16, 2013. Choose a new media file |
English : Metropolis II (2011) kinetic art project by Chris Burden. At Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) filmed March 16, 2013.
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Snorkeling in the Silfra canyon, a rift between the tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland. Change image |
English : Snorkeling in the Silfra canyon, a rift between the tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland.
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![]() Mähu boulders in Lahemaa National Park. Change image |
English : Mähu boulders in Lahemaa National Park.
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![]() Kardinal - Hybrid tea rose, Raised by R.Kordes, Germany. 1986(reg.) Change image |
English : Kardinal - Hybrid tea rose, Raised by R.Kordes, Germany. 1986(reg.)
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![]() Hasht Behesht, Details of dome by Pascal Coste. Change image |
Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children), IV. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen. Choose a new media file |
English : Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children), IV. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen.
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Bassel Khartabil is a Syrian Wikipedian and a passionate advocate for free knowledge. On November 11, 2015 rumors surfaced that Khartabil had been secretly sentenced to death. Bassel Khartabil's wife Noura wrote him this letter on Valentine's day on feb 14, 2015. Choose a new media file |
English : Bassel Khartabil is a Syrian Wikipedian and a passionate advocate for free knowledge. On November 11, 2015 rumors surfaced that Khartabil had been secretly sentenced to death. Bassel Khartabil's wife Noura wrote him this letter on Valentine's day on feb 14, 2015.
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French silent film Juve contre Fantômas (1913). Choose a new media file |
English : French silent film Juve contre Fantômas (1913).
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English : Video from the year 1970 - the opening of miniature park Madurodam in The Hague, Netherlands.
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![]() River Tarvasjõgi in November. Kõrvemaa Nature Park in Estonia. Change image |
The "Barking Dog" is an exothermic chemical reaction that results from the ignition of a mixture of carbon disulfide and nitrous oxide. Choose a new media file |
English : The "Barking Dog" is an exothermic chemical reaction that results from the ignition of a mixture of carbon disulfide and nitrous oxide.
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![]() East facade of Berlin Central Station. Change image |
English : East facade of Berlin Central Station.
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![]() Brown-eared bulbul after playing with water. Change image |
English : Brown-eared bulbul after playing with water.
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World Water Report 2015, UNESCO. Choose a new media file |
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![]() Night view of the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, Macau, with the island of Taipa in the background. Change image |
English : Night view of the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, Macau, with the island of Taipa in the background.
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Video from the year 2001 - the Biosphere reserve area Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona, USA. Choose a new media file |
English : Video from the year 2001 - the Biosphere reserve area Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona, USA.
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Farm building after sunset near Hvolsvöllur, Suðurland, Iceland. Change image |
Raja Harischandra (English translation: "King Harishchandra") is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Indian icon Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film. Choose a new media file |
English : Raja Harischandra (English translation: "King Harishchandra") is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Indian icon Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film.
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