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View of quiet Monroe Harbor in fall at dawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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English : View of quiet Monroe Harbor in fall at dawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Recipe for roast pork belly sandwich.‎

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English : Recipe for roast pork belly sandwich.

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Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) near Chobe Game Lodge in Chobe National Park Botswana. The lodge has an all-female guiding team.

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English : Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) near Chobe Game Lodge in Chobe National Park Botswana. The lodge has an all-female guiding team.

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National anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia, performed by the United States Navy Band.‎

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English : National anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia, performed by the United States Navy Band.

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Rosy ermine moth (Trosia nigropunctigera), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama.

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English : Rosy ermine moth (Trosia nigropunctigera), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama.

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Instrumental performance of the national anthem of Dominica, "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour", by the United States Navy Band.‎

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English : Instrumental performance of the national anthem of Dominica, "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour", by the United States Navy Band.

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St. John Nepomuk Chapel in Hiddingsel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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«Hymn of the Isthmus», Panama national anthem, instrumental version, adopted as national anthem in 1906.‎

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English : «Hymn of the Isthmus», Panama national anthem, instrumental version, adopted as national anthem in 1906.

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125 Bolivares share certificate, issued by the mining company Compañia Minera El Callao on 1. March 1887 in Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela). Graphic design with underground mining scene, richly ornamented with coats of arms and monograms of the society.

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English : 125 Bolivares share certificate, issued by the mining company Compañia Minera El Callao on 1. March 1887 in Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela). Graphic design with underground mining scene, richly ornamented with coats of arms and monograms of the society.

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Belfort Retro Vélo Tour, in Belfort, June 24, 2023.‎

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English : Belfort Retro Vélo Tour, in Belfort, June 24, 2023.

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F-35 Heritage Flight Team performs in Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2018, Fort Worth, Texas.

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English : F-35 Heritage Flight Team performs in Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2018, Fort Worth, Texas.

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Unheard-of instruments in the saxophone family. Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, was born on 6 November 1814.‎

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English : Unheard-of instruments in the saxophone family. Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, was born on 6 November 1814.

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Speyer, Germany: view from the tower of the Altpörtel (Old Gate) to southeast over the roofs of the old town to the Gedächtniskirche (left) and to the Saint Joseph Church (centre) behind which the sun is sinking.

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English : Speyer, Germany: view from the tower of the Altpörtel (Old Gate) to southeast over the roofs of the old town to the Gedächtniskirche (left) and to the Saint Joseph Church (centre) behind which the sun is sinking.

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Top view of 201 Dome Mosque, Tangail District, Bangladesh.

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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness is a 1927 documentary film shot in Thailand by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack who later directed King Kong.‎

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English : Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness is a 1927 documentary film shot in Thailand by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack who later directed King Kong.

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People sitting in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Roue de Paris (France). This 60-metre (200 ft) tall Ferris wheel was originally installed for the 2000 millennium celebrations.

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English : People sitting in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Roue de Paris (France). This 60-metre (200 ft) tall Ferris wheel was originally installed for the 2000 millennium celebrations.

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Instrumental recording of the "Nokor Reach" (English: "Royal Kingdom"), the national anthem of Cambodia.‎

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English : Instrumental recording of the "Nokor Reach" (English: "Royal Kingdom"), the national anthem of Cambodia.

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St. Stefan Dečanski (Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia), icon, Jasenovac Monastery, Croatia.

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Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert, in French. LibriVox recording by Nadine Eckert-Boulet. Part 1, chapter 1.‎

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English : Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert, in French. LibriVox recording by Nadine Eckert-Boulet. Part 1, chapter 1.

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Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey, at sunset. The lighthouse was built in 1859, automated in 1946, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1973.

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English : Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey, at sunset. The lighthouse was built in 1859, automated in 1946, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1973.

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Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo introducing himself in Standard Mandarin Chinese.‎

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English : Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo introducing himself in Standard Mandarin Chinese.

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10th century stone sculpture of the Hindu God Vishnu at Sheshnarayan Temple at Pharphing, near Kathmandu, Nepal.

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English : 10th century stone sculpture of the Hindu God Vishnu at Sheshnarayan Temple at Pharphing, near Kathmandu, Nepal.

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The fumaroles near the summit crater of Mount Damavand, Iran, in May of 2014.‎

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English : The fumaroles near the summit crater of Mount Damavand, Iran, in May of 2014.

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A drinker (Euthrix potatoria) in Pärnu, Estonia.

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Panorama from the Tête de Girbault.‎

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English : Panorama from the Tête de Girbault.

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Hercegovačka Gračanica is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located on the historic Crkvina Hill over the city of Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and completed in 2000, is largely a copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo.

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English : Hercegovačka Gračanica is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located on the historic Crkvina Hill over the city of Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and completed in 2000, is largely a copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo.

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English : Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is an animated film of 1939 by Dave Fleischer and Paramount Pictures, with the character Popeye The Sailor.

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Solitary tree in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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National anthem of the Czech Republic performed by the Prague National Theatre Orchestra.‎

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English : National anthem of the Czech Republic performed by the Prague National Theatre Orchestra.

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This 18th-century stained glass window depicts Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast day is today. It is located in the City Museum of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia).

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English : This 18th-century stained glass window depicts Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast day is today. It is located in the City Museum of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia).

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The national anthem of the Kingdom of Morocco, the "Cherifian Anthem", performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2003.‎

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English : The national anthem of the Kingdom of Morocco, the "Cherifian Anthem", performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2003.

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Daedalea quercina. Location, De Famberhorst. Focus stack of 21 photos.

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English : Daedalea quercina. Location, De Famberhorst. Focus stack of 21 photos.

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Marcel Proust manuscript. II — À LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU. A — Autograph manuscripts. XXVII-XXX. Notebooks. XXVII. Reading notes and preparatory notes for the essay on Sainte-Beuve, mostly from 1908. 60 f. - 255 × 65 mm. - Gray canvas notebook decorated on the upper cover with a figurine representing a tall blond young man.‎

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English : Marcel Proust manuscript. II — À LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU. A — Autograph manuscripts. XXVII-XXX. Notebooks. XXVII. Reading notes and preparatory notes for the essay on Sainte-Beuve, mostly from 1908. 60 f. - 255 × 65 mm. - Gray canvas notebook decorated on the upper cover with a figurine representing a tall blond young man.

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Representation of King Ramesses II on his chariot during the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittite Empire (13th century BC). Bas-relief of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt.

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Instrumental version of "Hymne Monégasque" performed by the United States Navy Band.‎

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English : Instrumental version of "Hymne Monégasque" performed by the United States Navy Band.

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Children playing amongst drying colored cloth

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Happy Veterans Day, everyone! I’m forever grateful to our veterans and their families.‎

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English : Happy Veterans Day, everyone! I’m forever grateful to our veterans and their families.

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Children of the Banna tribe in Ethiopia with traditional body painting, playing on wooden stilts.

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Inauguration of a place named after former French president Jacques Chirac in the city of Belfort (France) in June 2023.‎

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English : Inauguration of a place named after former French president Jacques Chirac in the city of Belfort (France) in June 2023.

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Posthumous official presidential portrait of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

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National Anthem of Lebanon.‎

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Cape Town Stadium. Panorama of Cape Town. Republic of South Africa. Author: Tany Solovey

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English : Cape Town Stadium. Panorama of Cape Town. Republic of South Africa. Author: Tany Solovey

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Édifice Price at night, Quebec city, Canada

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National Anthem of Haiti.‎

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English : National Anthem of Haiti.

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Maribor, Slovenia, center of town, alley to river Drau

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Surinamese national anthem, performed by the U.S. Navy Band.‎

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English : Surinamese national anthem, performed by the U.S. Navy Band.

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Adelie penguins in the South Shetland Islands.

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Cinq Minutes de cinéma pur is a 1926 French experimental short by Henri Chomette.‎

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English : Cinq Minutes de cinéma pur is a 1926 French experimental short by Henri Chomette.

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Top view of Kantanagar Temple. The Kantanagar Temple is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal.

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English : Top view of Kantanagar Temple. The Kantanagar Temple is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal.

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Airshow Kaivopuisto Helsinki Finland 9.6.2017.‎

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English : Airshow Kaivopuisto Helsinki Finland 9.6.2017.

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The interior of the upper church floor of Bürgersaalkirche, a former Jesuit church in Munich.

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English : The interior of the upper church floor of Bürgersaalkirche, a former Jesuit church in Munich.

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"Himni i Flamurit", the national anthem of Albania, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2003.‎

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English : "Himni i Flamurit", the national anthem of Albania, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2003.

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The Ambassadors (1533), painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) with the portraits of Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to the court of Henry VIII of England, and Georges de Selve, bishop of Lavaur. The painting is famous for including, in the foreground at the bottom, the anamorphosis of a human skull that becomes visible from a very shallow angle, from bottom right to bottom left.

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English : The Ambassadors (1533), painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) with the portraits of Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to the court of Henry VIII of England, and Georges de Selve, bishop of Lavaur. The painting is famous for including, in the foreground at the bottom, the anamorphosis of a human skull that becomes visible from a very shallow angle, from bottom right to bottom left.

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1927 Fox newsreel on George Hossfield, world champion of typists.‎

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English : 1927 Fox newsreel on George Hossfield, world champion of typists.

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Celebration of the Victory in Europe Day on 8 May 2023 in the town of Meroux-Moval (France).‎

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English : Celebration of the Victory in Europe Day on 8 May 2023 in the town of Meroux-Moval (France).
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