Wikipedia picture of the day on January 1, 2018:
Although there are no seasons in space, this cosmic vista invokes thoughts of a frosty winter landscape.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on January 1, 2018:
Although there are no seasons in space, this cosmic vista invokes thoughts of a frosty winter landscape.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 30, 2017:
A juvenile green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) from The Gambia.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 29, 2017:
Rotring S0214750 bow compass with Rapidograph 0.5 mm technical pen drawing 1.5–15 mm diameter circles
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 28, 2017:
2 x Saab JAS-39 Gripen and 2 x Aero L-159 of the Czech Air Force, based at AFB Čáslav, inflight.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 27, 2017:
Snowboarder Sergey Lapushkin at Slopestyle LG/FIS World Cup 2012, Stoneham ski resort, Quebec, Canada.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 25, 2017:
Nativity of Christ at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 23, 2017:
Sculpture “Zwei Pferde für Münster” (Stephan Huber, 2002) at the LVM building, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyThe second horse is inside the building and in the background from this angle.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 22, 2017:
Inside the Agra Fort, India
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 21, 2017:
Aurora australis dancing over an LED illuminated igloo giving a blue tinge to the color of snow.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 20, 2017:
Barbed wire of a fence, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 19, 2017:
Sand lizard female (Lacerta agilis). Ukraine
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 18, 2017:
Main reredos of the Chapel of the Rosary in St Domingo church in the Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador. The catholic temple was constructed between 1540 and 1688 following the plans of architect Francisco Becerra. The baroque chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, is the most featurable in the church and was painted by priest Pedro Bedón at the beginning of the 17th century.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 17, 2017:
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis), Bryce Canyon, Utah (USA).
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 15, 2017:
Fog and frost on the Lysekil railway at Gåseberg in Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The railway was inaugurated in 1913 and is still in use.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 13, 2017:
Two Soviet MiG-29 aircraft en route to an air show in British Columbia, Canada, are intercepted by F-15 Eagle aircraft of the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing. The Soviet MiG-29s are, for the first time, traveling to the Abbotsford International Airshow in Abbotsford, BC, Canada, to participate in the August 1989 airshow. The USAF F-15 Eagle interceptors actively guarding North American and United States of America’s airspace are with the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, USA.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 12, 2017:
Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) on Lake Baringo, Kenya. To celebrate Jamhuri Day which marks Kenya’s establishment as a republic on 12 December 1964.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 11, 2017:
Night view of Berlin Hauptbahnhof (English: Berlin Central Station), main railway station in Berlin, Germany. The station came into full operation in May 2006 and is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, which was opened in 1871 as the terminus of the railway linking Berlin with Lehrte (location near Hanover), which later became Germany’s most important east-west main line. In 1987, it was extensively renovated to commemorate Berlin’s 750th anniversary, and again in 2006 to its current appearance.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 10, 2017:
X-ray crystallography is a tool used for identifying the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal. The movement of the machine during 80 second scan can give different view on how relatively slow scientific measurements can look frozen in time by shutter speed of 90 seconds.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 7, 2017:
HMS Belfast (C35) ship on the River Thames and Tower Bridge in London before sunrise
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 6, 2017:
Panoramic view of Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 3, 2017:
Phacelia tanacetifolia in Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Wikipedia picture of the day on December 2, 2017:
Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii, feeding the offspring.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 29, 2017:
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RA-97004) of Alenia Aermacchi flying off the coast of Italy near Turin.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 27, 2017:
A concept of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover’s arm.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 26, 2017:
The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation located close to Berca in Buzău County, Romania. The phenomenon is caused due to gases that erupt from 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep towards the surface, through the underground layers of clay and water, they push up underground salty water and mud, so that they overflow through the mouths of the volcanoes, while the gas emerges as bubbles as you can see in the image.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 25, 2017:
An immature male bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), the smallest bird in the world - it weighs only 1.6 grams. It is endemic to Cuba. Today is the first anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro, President of Cuba for over 31 years.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 24, 2017:
American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulvus)
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 23, 2017:
A high purity (99.999 %) rhenium single crystal made by the floating zone process, an ebeam remelted (99.995 %) rhenium bar and as well as a high purity (99.99 % = 4N) 1 cm3 rhenium cube for comparison.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 21, 2017:
Female Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) smashing a tilapia against a post to break its spine on Lake Naivasha, Kenya. To celebrate World Fisheries Day.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 18, 2017:
The Water Palace in Jaipur, India
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 14, 2017:
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, built in 1974, at the Oldtimer Grand Prix of the AvD 2011 at the Nürburgring, Germany, just before the Mercedes-Arena.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 12, 2017:
Swiss made needle files by Glardon/Vallorbe. Set consisting of 6 files, all 140 mm in length and Swiss cut 0.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 11, 2017:
Hypogeum of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, an archeological site in the city of El Djem, Tunisia. At both sides of this tunnel are located the cells where the beasts for the games were kept. The amphitheatre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, was built around 238 AD, when the modern Tunisia belonged to the Roman province of Africa. It is the third biggest amphiteatre and one of the best preserved Roman ruins in the world with capacity for 35,000 spectators within 148 metres (486 ft) and 122 metres (400 ft) long axes and unique in Africa.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 10, 2017:
A twin-engine civil helicopter Eurocopter EC135 in flight.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 9, 2017:
Weathered tree in the game reserve, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 8, 2017:
Male saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) from the Pantanal in Brazil. The town of Saffron Walden got its name because the saffron crocus became an important crop in the 16th Century.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 7, 2017:
Bottom view of an iwan in the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, an UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the oldest still standing buildings in Iran and it has been continuously changing its architecture since it was erected in 771 until the 20th century.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 4, 2017:
Diesel locomotive ChME3-5947 in Vinnitsa railway station. This locomotive was manufactured in November, 1987.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 2, 2017:
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding on a springbok carcass, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Wikipedia picture of the day on November 1, 2017:
Horse hoof, after technique of vinylite and corrosion, which allows for the visualization of the vascular architecture of the body. This specimen is on display at the University of São Paulo Museum of Veterinary Anatomy.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 31, 2017:
Ceiling over the marble Tomb of Hafez, northern edge of the city of Shiraz, Iran. The mausoleum is dedicated to Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī (1325/6-1389/90), better known as Hafez, one of the most important poets in the country history. The mauselum is situated in the Musalla Gardens and was built in 1935 according to a design of French architect and archaeologist André Godard, are at the site of previous structures, the best-known of which was built in 1773.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 30, 2017:
Young male warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) eyeballing before a fight in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve. It is 43 years today on from the The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 29, 2017:
A 20-year-old cat that looks tired because of its advanced age.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 28, 2017:
Hurtigruten ship MS Nordnorge in Raftsundet, Hadsel municipality, Nordland, Norway in 2015 September. Raftsundet is a strait between the islands of Hinnøya and Austvågøya at the foot of Lofoten archipelago.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 27, 2017:
Blast furnace 2, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 25, 2017:
Toyota FJ Cruiser, a retro style sport utility automobile with styling and off road performance reminiscent of the original Toyota Land Cruiser.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 23, 2017:
Colombian Air Force Sikorsky UH-60L Arpía III (S-70A-41) just after having launched several flares.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 22, 2017:
Bell tower of the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist at the Pine Forest in Moscow, Russia.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 21, 2017:
An F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker en route to Barksdale Air Force Base (Louisiana, USA) to take part in Exercise Green Flag East. The exercise is a pre-deployment exercise for Air Combat Command flying units that perform close-air support and precision-guided munitions delivery. The F-16 is from the 120th Fighter Squadron of the Colorado Air National Guard.
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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 19, 2017:
Chain of the jetty at the Halterner Stausee, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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