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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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English : White-lipped tree frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus), Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia.
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Point Reyes headlands, Chimney Rock Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore, California.. Change image |
English : Point Reyes headlands, Chimney Rock Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore, California..
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A member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service serving with a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun battery, December 1942. Change image |
English : A member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service serving with a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun battery, December 1942.
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Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) above Andiast. Waterfall above the reservoir. Change image |
English : Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) above Andiast. Waterfall above the reservoir.
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This stained-glass window from a church in Kłodzko depicts the Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception. Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. Change image |
English : This stained-glass window from a church in Kłodzko depicts the Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception. Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
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Tea plantations carpet the hills of Ketti Valley, vegetable fields in the foreground, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India Change image |
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 Change image |
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 Change image |
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. Change image |
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. Change image |
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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Polar scientific diver in an ice well at a French scientific base in Antarctica. Change image |
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Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus), Daintree River Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. Change image |
English : Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus), Daintree River Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia.
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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. Change image |
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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Street light (1909) designed by architect Pere Falqués i Urpí, Gaudí avenue - Barcelona Change image |
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Hippeastrum houseplant. The delicate beauty of the flower buds. Focus stack of 14 photos. Change image |
English : 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. Change image |
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. Change image |
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. Change image |
English : Aiding a Comrade by Frederic Remington, 1890. Remington died on this day in 1909.
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An image of Saint John the Evangelist from Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. Today is the feast day of Saint John. Change image |
English : An image of Saint John the Evangelist from Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. Today is the feast day of Saint John.
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English : A Snowy Owl carries its kill, an American Black Duck, in "the pool" in Biddeford Pool, ME.
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Flower and leaves of Pallenis maritima Change image |
English : Flower and leaves of Pallenis maritima
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Hoar frost on a foggy morning at Olarizu Park. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain Change image |
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Photo of a snowflake. The imaging uses microscope and focus stacking. Change image |
English : Photo of a snowflake. The imaging uses microscope and focus stacking.
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