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,_brightened.jpg) New Year's fireworks over the Swabian village Eberhardzell near Biberach an der Riss. Today is New Year's Day. Change image |
English : New Year's fireworks over the Swabian village Eberhardzell near Biberach an der Riss. Today is New Year's Day.
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English : On Public Domain Day 2026: this 1930 Walt Disney short 'Fiddlin' Around' (Just Mickey) enters the public domain in the United States.
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 Blue whale skeleton at the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London, England. 'Hope', nickname of the blue whale skeleton, is 25.2 metres (83 ft) long and is suspended from the ceiling since July 14th 2017. Blue whales are the largest creature ever to have lived in the Earth. In the 1800s there was an estimated amount of 250,000 blue whales across the world's oceans. After decades of commercial hunting the species was to the brink of extinction, with only around 400 surviving in 1966. That year the world took action in London and decided to legally protect blue whales from commercial hunting. Since then the population of blue whales has steadily grown to its current level of around 20,000. Change image |
English : Blue whale skeleton at the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London, England. 'Hope', nickname of the blue whale skeleton, is 25.2 metres (83 ft) long and is suspended from the ceiling since July 14th 2017. Blue whales are the largest creature ever to have lived in the Earth. In the 1800s there was an estimated amount of 250,000 blue whales across the world's oceans. After decades of commercial hunting the species was to the brink of extinction, with only around 400 surviving in 1966. That year the world took action in London and decided to legally protect blue whales from commercial hunting. Since then the population of blue whales has steadily grown to its current level of around 20,000.
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English : Full recording of the public 2023 House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) regarding "implications on national security, public safety, and government transparency".
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs. Advanced options
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_Skating_on_Duddingston_Loch.jpg) The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known as The Skating Minister (1790s), by Henry Raeburn. Change image |
English : The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known as The Skating Minister (1790s), by Henry Raeburn.
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English : Dominion (2018) – full documentary film.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system. Advanced options
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English : Chestnut-naped antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis ruficeps), Reserva Las Tangaras, Chocó, Colombia.
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English : Whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about the NSA leaks in an interview with reporter Glenn Greenwald at the hotel The Mira Hong Kong. The video was first published in 2013 in The Guardian. Snowden uncovered several international mass surveillance programs via the 2010s global surveillance disclosures.
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 Shaped by capsizing and melting, this growler was transformed into a modern sculpture. Western side of the Antarctic Peninsula. Change image |
English : Shaped by capsizing and melting, this growler was transformed into a modern sculpture. Western side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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 The site of the former Götaverken Cityvarvet (Götaverken City Shipyards) in Gothenburg. Change image |
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 Vasabron (Vasa bridge) across the Norrström in Stockholm, with Stockholms Stadshuset (city hall) in the background. Change image |
English : Vasabron (Vasa bridge) across the Norrström in Stockholm, with Stockholms Stadshuset (city hall) in the background.
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English : "Ever feel like your brain just isn't working the way it used to? Like your attention span is shrinking, your thoughts feel foggy, and everything online is just... noise? That might be brainrot—a term used to describe mental exhaustion, information overload, and the struggle to focus in today's digital world.
The goal of this video is to help you identify the signs of brainrot and understand what’s causing it, so you can take steps to regain focus, clarity, and control over your mind."
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English : A video about several contradictions within the Bible.
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English : The Minos Paradox is a 2025 science fiction mythological short film created almost entirely solo with Unreal Engine 5. It reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur through the lens of science fiction.
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.jpg) The ceiling mosaic in the Baptistry of Neon in Ravenna, Italy depicts the Baptism of Jesus. Built around 6th century A.D., the building is a UNESCO World heritage site. Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in much of Western Christianity. Change image |
English : The ceiling mosaic in the Baptistry of Neon in Ravenna, Italy depicts the Baptism of Jesus. Built around 6th century A.D., the building is a UNESCO World heritage site. Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in much of Western Christianity.
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English : A video about telemedicine in rural areas where it enables inhabitants, far away from large cities, access to specialized health services through Internet.
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English : A video of the meat industry by the Farm Transparency Project (FTP) showing the Calivil pig breeder facility in November 2023.
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat." Advanced options
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,_Mirador_Astronómico_de_Sicasumbre,_Ausblick_--_2025_--_7140.jpg) View in northeast direction from the parking lot at Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Spain Change image |
English : View in northeast direction from the parking lot at Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre, Pájara, Fuerteventura, Spain
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English : "We Are Charlie Kirk" is an AI-generated gospel song by Spalexma released in September 2025. Originally a tribute to Charlie Kirk, it became a viral 'Kirkification' meme on TikTok and was one of the first AI tracks to appear on the Billboard charts.
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 WAB Bhe 4/8 149 EMU with control car BDt 254 headed down from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengernalp, Switzerland. Change image |
English : WAB Bhe 4/8 149 EMU with control car BDt 254 headed down from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengernalp, Switzerland.
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English : Despite its snow-covered peaks and abundance of rivers, Lebanon is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. This video by Context News about water scarcity tries to understand how this happened and understand what happens if Lebanon runs out of water.
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,_parque_nacional_Ras_Muhammad,_Egipto,_2022-03-26,_DD_138.jpg) Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt. This marine angelfish is distributed throughout the Persian Gulf, the northwestern Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea south to 19°S. In 2009 it was recorded off the coast of Lebanon in the eastern Mediterranean, probably as a result of Lessepsian migration from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. Pomacanthus maculosus is found at depths of between 4 and 50 metres (13 and 164 ft). It is a solitary species that lives in sheltered areas, often where there is a mixture of coral and silt. Their diet is dominated by sea sponges and tunicates, although other invertebrates will be eaten opportunistically. The females attain sexual maturity when the reach around 5.5 years of age and a total length of 21.6 centimetres (8.5 in). The maximum longevity is thought to be 36 years old. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and the older females can change sex to become males when there is a shortage of males. The larvae are planktonic. The yellowbar angelfish is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade and in some parts of the Persian Gulf it has been recorded in fish markets. Change image |
English : Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt. This marine angelfish is distributed throughout the Persian Gulf, the northwestern Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea south to 19°S. In 2009 it was recorded off the coast of Lebanon in the eastern Mediterranean, probably as a result of Lessepsian migration from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. Pomacanthus maculosus is found at depths of between 4 and 50 metres (13 and 164 ft). It is a solitary species that lives in sheltered areas, often where there is a mixture of coral and silt. Their diet is dominated by sea sponges and tunicates, although other invertebrates will be eaten opportunistically. The females attain sexual maturity when the reach around 5.5 years of age and a total length of 21.6 centimetres (8.5 in). The maximum longevity is thought to be 36 years old. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and the older females can change sex to become males when there is a shortage of males. The larvae are planktonic. The yellowbar angelfish is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade and in some parts of the Persian Gulf it has been recorded in fish markets.
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 The atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption in the Pacific nation of Tonga is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above the Pacific Ocean northwest of Auckland, New Zealand. Change image |
English : The atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption in the Pacific nation of Tonga is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above the Pacific Ocean northwest of Auckland, New Zealand.
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English : Animal Crackers (1930), the second Marx Brothers film, featuring the famous Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx) returning from Africa.
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._06-03-2024._(d.j.b.).jpg) Seeds of an Iris pseudacorus. Focus stack of 18 photos. Change image |
English : Seeds of an Iris pseudacorus. Focus stack of 18 photos.
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.jpg) The Neckarfront in Tübingen, Germany, seen in the blue hour over the river Neckar. At the left the Hölderlinturm, followed by a row of historic town houses, at the top the tower of St. George’s Collegiate Church. Change image |
English : The Neckarfront in Tübingen, Germany, seen in the blue hour over the river Neckar. At the left the Hölderlinturm, followed by a row of historic town houses, at the top the tower of St. George’s Collegiate Church.
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 Giacomo Raibolini painted this image of Saint Sebastian in the likeness of his father, Francesco Francia. Today is Saint Sebastian's feast day in the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Church. Change image |
English : Giacomo Raibolini painted this image of Saint Sebastian in the likeness of his father, Francesco Francia. Today is Saint Sebastian's feast day in the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Church.
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_04.jpg) Trier, Caspar-Olevian-Saal, Trier. Entrance to the Caspar-Olevian-Saal. Change image |
English : Trier, Caspar-Olevian-Saal, Trier. Entrance to the Caspar-Olevian-Saal.
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 Aerial view of 2023 Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh. With 5 million adherents, Bishwa Ijtema is the second-largest Muslim gathering in the world. Change image |
English : Aerial view of 2023 Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh. With 5 million adherents, Bishwa Ijtema is the second-largest Muslim gathering in the world.
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 Northwest view of Yugar village and fields, viewed from Phuktal Gompa. Elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft)), on the left bank of the Tsarap River (elev. 3,820 m (12,530 ft)). In this arid terrain above the tree line, villagers rely on water from the snow-fed Phu Nala (flowing from centre to bottom) for their fields. Zanskar, Ladakh, India Change image |
English : Northwest view of Yugar village and fields, viewed from Phuktal Gompa. Elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft)), on the left bank of the Tsarap River (elev. 3,820 m (12,530 ft)). In this arid terrain above the tree line, villagers rely on water from the snow-fed Phu Nala (flowing from centre to bottom) for their fields. Zanskar, Ladakh, India
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 The entrance of the locomotive Hrvatske Željeznice class 2044 with a local train to Zagreb between Turčin and Sveti Ilija, Croatia. July 2009 Change image |
English : The entrance of the locomotive Hrvatske Željeznice class 2044 with a local train to Zagreb between Turčin and Sveti Ilija, Croatia. July 2009
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 Apple orchards after snowfall in Sangla in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. India has the second largest area under apple cultivation in the world and is the fifth largest producer of the fruit globally. More than 90% of India's apple production comes from just two of its northern Himalayan states: Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. Today is Republic Day in India. Change image |
English : Apple orchards after snowfall in Sangla in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. India has the second largest area under apple cultivation in the world and is the fifth largest producer of the fruit globally. More than 90% of India's apple production comes from just two of its northern Himalayan states: Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. Today is Republic Day in India.
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_1b.jpg) “Selection” of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz-II-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland, May/June 1944, during the final phase of the Holocaust. Jews were sent either to forced labor or the gas chambers. 81 years ago today, on January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army. Today is also International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Change image |
English : “Selection” of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz-II-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland, May/June 1944, during the final phase of the Holocaust. Jews were sent either to forced labor or the gas chambers. 81 years ago today, on January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army. Today is also International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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English : Soviet steam locomotives SO18 and L with a freight train at a level crossing in Tver oblast, Russia
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 Sunset over the ice of Brofjorden in Sandvik, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden Change image |
English : Sunset over the ice of Brofjorden in Sandvik, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden
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 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Gadwall (Mareca strepera) in misty Taudaha Lake during winter, near Kathmandu, Nepal. Change image |
English : Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Gadwall (Mareca strepera) in misty Taudaha Lake during winter, near Kathmandu, Nepal.
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 Lake Baikal in winter. Ice ridges near Olkhon island in Pribaikalsky National Park. Change image |
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,_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_restoration1.jpg) Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern. The ship was launched on this day in 1858. Change image |
English : Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern. The ship was launched on this day in 1858.
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