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9 December 2023
Chinese Garden The Hidden Empire Ming in Hortus Haren in the Netherlands. Mosaic pavement courtyard.
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Aerial view from a helicopter of a group of Burchell's zebras (Equus quagga burchellii), Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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English : Aerial view from a helicopter of a group of Burchell's zebras (Equus quagga burchellii), Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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Rural road in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Rural road in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) in the Pantanal, Brazil. The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland area, most of which is flooded during the rainy season.

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English : Southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) in the Pantanal, Brazil. The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland area, most of which is flooded during the rainy season.

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A house destroyed, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, by an intense EF3 tornado on April 30, 2023. The National Weather Service rated the damage to this house EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with winds estimated to have been at 145 miles per hour (233 km/h).

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English : A house destroyed, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, by an intense EF3 tornado on April 30, 2023. The National Weather Service rated the damage to this house EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with winds estimated to have been at 145 miles per hour (233 km/h).

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The digital painting Alice in Wonderland (2010) by David Revoy. It depicts the setting of, and several characters from, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Depicted are: Alice and the Flamingo (center), and (top and counter clockwise): the Cheshire Cat, the playing cards, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, the White Rabbit, and the Caterpillar.

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English : The digital painting Alice in Wonderland (2010) by David Revoy. It depicts the setting of, and several characters from, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Depicted are: Alice and the Flamingo (center), and (top and counter clockwise): the Cheshire Cat, the playing cards, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, the White Rabbit, and the Caterpillar.

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Half-timbered mansion of the former Zirkelmühle in the Thuringian village of Mellenbach-Glasbach, Germany

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English : Half-timbered mansion of the former Zirkelmühle in the Thuringian village of Mellenbach-Glasbach, Germany

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Chinese Garden The Hidden Empire Ming in Hortus Haren in the Netherlands. Mosaic pavement courtyard.

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English : Chinese Garden The Hidden Empire Ming in Hortus Haren in the Netherlands. Mosaic pavement courtyard.

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100 francs bearer share certificate, issued in 1919 by Compagnie Universelle Cinématographique, Paris.
Graphic design with theatrical masks at the top, flanking putti and the company's coat of arms with CUC ligature.

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English : 100 francs bearer share certificate, issued in 1919 by Compagnie Universelle Cinématographique, Paris.
Graphic design with theatrical masks at the top, flanking putti and the company's coat of arms with CUC ligature.

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Ama Dablam, a 6,812 m (22,349 ft) high mountain in the eastern Himalayas of Nepal, as seen from a nearby valley. For its soaring ridges and steep faces, the mountain is sometimes called the "Matterhorn of the Himalayas." Today is International Mountain Day.

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English : Ama Dablam, a 6,812 m (22,349 ft) high mountain in the eastern Himalayas of Nepal, as seen from a nearby valley. For its soaring ridges and steep faces, the mountain is sometimes called the "Matterhorn of the Himalayas." Today is International Mountain Day.

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Azadi Tower at night, Tehran, Iran

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English : Azadi Tower at night, Tehran, Iran

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Gas and dust condense, beginning the process of creating new stars in this image of Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula

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English : Gas and dust condense, beginning the process of creating new stars in this image of Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula

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View of Peak of Arieiro, Site of Community Importance of Central Mountain Range, Madeira Island, Portugal.

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English : View of Peak of Arieiro, Site of Community Importance of Central Mountain Range, Madeira Island, Portugal.

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Violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus) male in flight in the Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Violet Sabrewing was a character in Disney's DuckTales.

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English : Violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus) male in flight in the Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Violet Sabrewing was a character in Disney's DuckTales.

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Nature reserve “Westruper Heide” at the flowering of the heath, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Nature reserve “Westruper Heide” at the flowering of the heath, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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A husband and wife sit in front of their house in the city of Nubia. Nubia is characterized by its small houses of bright colors

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English : A husband and wife sit in front of their house in the city of Nubia. Nubia is characterized by its small houses of bright colors

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Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in Ribeirão Preto, SP

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English : Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in Ribeirão Preto, SP

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Winter in 'It Wikelslân. Location, Nationaal Park De Oude Venen in Friesland. Footpath between marshes and bog holes.

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English : Winter in 'It Wikelslân. Location, Nationaal Park De Oude Venen in Friesland. Footpath between marshes and bog holes.

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Europe as seen from the International Space Station. Five years ago today, ISS Expedition 57 ended.

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English : Europe as seen from the International Space Station. Five years ago today, ISS Expedition 57 ended.

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Interior of the cupola of the St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest, Hungary.

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English : Interior of the cupola of the St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest, Hungary.

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Christ and the Apostles on the facade of the Basilica of Montserrat abbey in commune of Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

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English : Christ and the Apostles on the facade of the Basilica of Montserrat abbey in commune of Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

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A composition of four photos of a halogen floodlight far away as seen through heavy rain hammering on and pouring down a double-glazed window. Gåseberg, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden

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English : A composition of four photos of a halogen floodlight far away as seen through heavy rain hammering on and pouring down a double-glazed window. Gåseberg, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden

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"When We All Believe", a chromolithograph by Rose O'Neill (1903).

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English : "When We All Believe", a chromolithograph by Rose O'Neill (1903).

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Three protestors at the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, photographed 26 December 2020. The farmers began protesting three controversial farm laws in August 2020 and continued for more than a year until the December 2021 repeal of the laws.

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English : Three protestors at the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, photographed 26 December 2020. The farmers began protesting three controversial farm laws in August 2020 and continued for more than a year until the December 2021 repeal of the laws.

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Third floor and antenna of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (France). The tower's designer, Gustave Eiffel, died on this day 100 years ago.

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English : Third floor and antenna of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (France). The tower's designer, Gustave Eiffel, died on this day 100 years ago.

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A depiction of the Massacre of the Innocents from a triptych in St. Lorenz Church (Nuremberg, Germany). Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in much of Western Christianity

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English : A depiction of the Massacre of the Innocents from a triptych in St. Lorenz Church (Nuremberg, Germany). Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in much of Western Christianity

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Dulhadeo (Dulhadev) Temple, Khajuraho, India

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English : Dulhadeo (Dulhadev) Temple, Khajuraho, India

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Carpet of yellow algae, Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt

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English : Carpet of yellow algae, Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt

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SJ Norge Di 4 with day train 481 between Finneidfjord and Mo i Rana, Norway.

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English : SJ Norge Di 4 with day train 481 between Finneidfjord and Mo i Rana, Norway.

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