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27 September 2022
Adenium obesum (common name: desert rose) seed with double pappus. The seed is 1 cm (0.39 in) long, the overall length is 8 cm (3.1 in). The seeds form in large pods or fruit on the plant. When mature, the pod splits open and the seeds are propagated by wind. This specimen was grown in Chennai, India. +/− [en]

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Panoramic view of Deadvlei with dead camel thorns (Vachellia erioloba), Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia. Change image

English : Panoramic view of Deadvlei with dead camel thorns (Vachellia erioloba), Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia.

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Sunrise in the Börnste hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : Sunrise in the Börnste hamlet, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Snowy-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia edward niveoventer), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Today is National Hummingbird Day. Change image

English : Snowy-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia edward niveoventer), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Today is National Hummingbird Day.

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Isdera Autobahnkurier 116i at Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2021 Change image

English : Isdera Autobahnkurier 116i at Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2021

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Grunwaldzki Bridge, Wrocław, Poland, built in 1907. Change image

English : Grunwaldzki Bridge, Wrocław, Poland, built in 1907.

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Taipei 101 as seen from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). Change image

English : Taipei 101 as seen from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China).

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Shtandart (frigate, 1999) moored in the town of Sète, during the event "Escale à Sète 2016". Change image

English : Shtandart (frigate, 1999) moored in the town of Sète, during the event "Escale à Sète 2016".

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A male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched in Central Park in New York City, New York, USA. In the United States, it is the official "state bird" of seven states. Change image

English : A male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched in Central Park in New York City, New York, USA. In the United States, it is the official "state bird" of seven states.

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Painting of King Yeongjo (1694~1776). Copied version of original portrait drawn in 1744, copied in 1900 by Chae Yong-Shin (1850~1941) and Cho Seok-jin (1853~1920). Change image

English : Painting of King Yeongjo (1694~1776). Copied version of original portrait drawn in 1744, copied in 1900 by Chae Yong-Shin (1850~1941) and Cho Seok-jin (1853~1920).

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The Moskva River in Brateyevo District (Moscow, Russia) Change image

English : The Moskva River in Brateyevo District (Moscow, Russia)

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Flowering heather with Pinus sylvestris. Change image

English : Flowering heather with Pinus sylvestris.

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Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). Change image

English : Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit).

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Headlands of Point Reyes, California, near Chimney Rock. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore. Change image

English : Headlands of Point Reyes, California, near Chimney Rock. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore.

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A shot taken from a plane over Iceland's south-western part of the mountain range caused by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Reykjanes Ridge). Change image

English : A shot taken from a plane over Iceland's south-western part of the mountain range caused by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Reykjanes Ridge).

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Aerial panoramic view of the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls is the largest sheet of falling water in the world based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft). This picture is the result of stitching 5 frames taken from a helicopter. Change image

English : Aerial panoramic view of the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls is the largest sheet of falling water in the world based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft). This picture is the result of stitching 5 frames taken from a helicopter.

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African Lily (Agapanthus) in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image

English : African Lily (Agapanthus) in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1912 cartoon from Puck magazine on the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic was ordered by the White Star Line company on this day in 1908. Change image

English : 1912 cartoon from Puck magazine on the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic was ordered by the White Star Line company on this day in 1908.

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A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as bought in the United States. Change image

English : A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as bought in the United States.

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Photo from making of a film Melchior the Apothecary. Märten Metsaviir as the titular character Melchior Wakenstede. Change image

English : Photo from making of a film Melchior the Apothecary. Märten Metsaviir as the titular character Melchior Wakenstede.

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Baroque altar of the Holy Cross Church in Suhl (Thuringia, Germany) Change image

English : Baroque altar of the Holy Cross Church in Suhl (Thuringia, Germany)

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Hortus Haren. ‘In The Wind’. Artwork by Jeroen Boersma. Change image

English : Hortus Haren. ‘In The Wind’. Artwork by Jeroen Boersma.

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Nettle tree butterfly (Libythea celtis) on mint in Bulgaria. Today is Independence Day in Bulgaria. Change image

English : Nettle tree butterfly (Libythea celtis) on mint in Bulgaria. Today is Independence Day in Bulgaria.

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Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline. The Opera house is visible in the center. Change image

English : Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline. The Opera house is visible in the center.

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May/June/July 1924 cover of the Weird Tales pulp magazine. Change image

English : May/June/July 1924 cover of the Weird Tales pulp magazine.

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A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) perched in a tree in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. The genus name, Bombycilla, means "silk-tail", a reference to their silky plumage. Change image

English : A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) perched in a tree in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. The genus name, Bombycilla, means "silk-tail", a reference to their silky plumage.

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Nelly Diener, the first air stewardess in Europe, standing in front of the Curtiss AT-32C Condor, in which she would lose her life on 27 July 1934. Change image

English : Nelly Diener, the first air stewardess in Europe, standing in front of the Curtiss AT-32C Condor, in which she would lose her life on 27 July 1934.

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Adenium obesum (common name: desert rose) seed with double pappus. The seed is 1 cm (0.39 in) long, the overall length is 8 cm (3.1 in). The seeds form in large pods or fruit on the plant. When mature, the pod splits open and the seeds are propagated by wind. This specimen was grown in Chennai, India. Change image

English : Adenium obesum (common name: desert rose) seed with double pappus. The seed is 1 cm (0.39 in) long, the overall length is 8 cm (3.1 in). The seeds form in large pods or fruit on the plant. When mature, the pod splits open and the seeds are propagated by wind. This specimen was grown in Chennai, India.

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A rainbow over Balmoral castle in Scotland. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone for the construction of the present-day castle on this day in 1853. Change image

English : A rainbow over Balmoral castle in Scotland. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone for the construction of the present-day castle on this day in 1853.

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A novice of Buddhist Thiên Mụ Pagoda, Huế, Vietnam. Change image

English : A novice of Buddhist Thiên Mụ Pagoda, Huế, Vietnam.

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Sea caves at Cape Greco National Park, Cyprus. Change image

English : Sea caves at Cape Greco National Park, Cyprus.

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