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Königssee, Germany

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English : Let's Stop HIV Together is a national HIV & AIDS awareness and anti-stigma campaign produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Today is World AIDS Day.

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Buoy tender ”Norden” laying out or retrieving buoys off the coast, Norderney, Lower Saxony, Germany

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English : Buoy tender ”Norden” laying out or retrieving buoys off the coast, Norderney, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) above Andiast. Waterfall above the reservoir.

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English : Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) above Andiast. Waterfall above the reservoir.

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Tea plantations carpet the hills of Ketti Valley, vegetable fields in the foreground, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

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English : Tea plantations carpet the hills of Ketti Valley, vegetable fields in the foreground, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

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JR East 701 series N12 electric multiple unit between Nadushiko and Kawabe on the Ōu Main Line, Japan

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English : JR East 701 series N12 electric multiple unit between Nadushiko and Kawabe on the Ōu Main Line, Japan

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The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar «Stargazer» aircraft of Orbital ATK is flying over the Atlantic Ocean offshore from Daytona Beach, Florida. The aircraft carries the Pegasus XL rocket with eight satellites of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System

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English : The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar «Stargazer» aircraft of Orbital ATK is flying over the Atlantic Ocean offshore from Daytona Beach, Florida. The aircraft carries the Pegasus XL rocket with eight satellites of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System

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English : A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft refuels a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force over northern Iraq, November 2019

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Tracy's Rock (Split Rock), part of station 6 panorama by Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan on December 13, 1972 during the third EVA at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is moving behind the boulder at left and the Lunar Roving Vehicle is parked to the right.

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English : Tracy's Rock (Split Rock), part of station 6 panorama by Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan on December 13, 1972 during the third EVA at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is moving behind the boulder at left and the Lunar Roving Vehicle is parked to the right.

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Corridor inside of castle Hohenwerfen, Werfen, near Salzburg, Austria. The medieval rock castle, situated on a 623 metres (2,044 ft) precipice overlooking the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley. The fortress is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress, both built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century.

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English : Corridor inside of castle Hohenwerfen, Werfen, near Salzburg, Austria. The medieval rock castle, situated on a 623 metres (2,044 ft) precipice overlooking the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley. The fortress is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress, both built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century.

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Paro Taktsang monastery in the upper Paro valley of Bhutan. Also known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastery and the Tiger's Nest, it is located in the cliffside of a mountain, around a cave where Guru Padmasambhava meditated and practiced Vajrayana Buddhism in the early 9th century. It was built in 1692 by 4th Druk Desi Tenzin Rabge. Today is the national day of Bhutan.

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English : Paro Taktsang monastery in the upper Paro valley of Bhutan. Also known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastery and the Tiger's Nest, it is located in the cliffside of a mountain, around a cave where Guru Padmasambhava meditated and practiced Vajrayana Buddhism in the early 9th century. It was built in 1692 by 4th Druk Desi Tenzin Rabge. Today is the national day of Bhutan.

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Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) male in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.

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English : Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) male in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.

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Laurel trees (Ocotea foetens) in the laurel forest “Fanal”, Madeira, Portugal

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Street light (1909) designed by architect Pere Falqués i Urpí, Gaudí avenue - Barcelona

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Hippeastrum houseplant. The delicate beauty of the flower buds. Focus stack of 14 photos.

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The Broderie Room at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens during the winter flower show of 2015.

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English : The Broderie Room at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens during the winter flower show of 2015.

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The studio of F.X. Zettler created this stained-glass window depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds. It is installed in a Springboro, Ohio church building. Today is Christmas.

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English : The studio of F.X. Zettler created this stained-glass window depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds. It is installed in a Springboro, Ohio church building. Today is Christmas.

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Aiding a Comrade by Frederic Remington, 1890. Remington died on this day in 1909.

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English : Aiding a Comrade by Frederic Remington, 1890. Remington died on this day in 1909.

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Photo of a snowflake. The imaging uses microscope and focus stacking.

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English : Photo of a snowflake. The imaging uses microscope and focus stacking.

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