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22 February 2023
Time lapse view of the Sydney Harbour
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1

Sherlock Jr. is a US 1924 silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. February 1st is the anniversary of Keaton's death.

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English : Sherlock Jr. is a US 1924 silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. February 1st is the anniversary of Keaton's death.

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FLIR1 is one of three US military videos of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) that has been through the official declassification review process of the United States government and approved for public release. It is the only official footage captured by a US navy F/A-18 Super Hornet present at the 2004 Nimitz incident off the coast of San Diego.

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English : FLIR1 is one of three US military videos of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) that has been through the official declassification review process of the United States government and approved for public release. It is the only official footage captured by a US navy F/A-18 Super Hornet present at the 2004 Nimitz incident off the coast of San Diego.

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In this video of a fish embryo you can see the heart beating and pumping the blood to the rest of the body.

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English : In this video of a fish embryo you can see the heart beating and pumping the blood to the rest of the body.

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Flight: FDX582 MEM-PDX. April 16, 2013. Landing on runway 10L.

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English : Flight: FDX582 MEM-PDX. April 16, 2013. Landing on runway 10L.

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The winter life of animals in the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming

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English : The winter life of animals in the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming

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"Beaver" adding machine produced by Japanese company Itoya in the 1960s

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English : "Beaver" adding machine produced by Japanese company Itoya in the 1960s

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne, in French. It is the fifth most translated book in the world (174 languages). LibriVox recording by Nathalie Mussard, Amy Bey, Caroline Sophie, Ethan rampton, Julie VW, Ezwa and Nadine Eckert-Boulet. Part 1, chapter 1. February 8th is Jules Verne's birthday.

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English : 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne, in French. It is the fifth most translated book in the world (174 languages). LibriVox recording by Nathalie Mussard, Amy Bey, Caroline Sophie, Ethan rampton, Julie VW, Ezwa and Nadine Eckert-Boulet. Part 1, chapter 1. February 8th is Jules Verne's birthday.

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Earth Views from the International Space Station. The International Space Station’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment is an external camera platform located on the Columbus module of the space station. In addition to providing beautiful views of Earth, one of the goals of HDEV is to monitor the longevity and quality of its image sensors in the space environment. HDEV operations began April 30, 2014 and only a single bad pixel has been identified.

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English : Earth Views from the International Space Station. The International Space Station’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment is an external camera platform located on the Columbus module of the space station. In addition to providing beautiful views of Earth, one of the goals of HDEV is to monitor the longevity and quality of its image sensors in the space environment. HDEV operations began April 30, 2014 and only a single bad pixel has been identified.

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Drone video of snowing in the Alps

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English : Drone video of snowing in the Alps

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O mio babbino caro from Giacomo Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi (1918), recorded by Frances Alda on 11 February 1919

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English : O mio babbino caro from Giacomo Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi (1918), recorded by Frances Alda on 11 February 1919

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Aerial views of Hell's Kitchen, East Midtown Manhattan. Featuring: One Worldwide Plaza, Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, The Orion, One Vanderbilt, Empire State Building, Bank of America Building, Chrysler Building, 111 w 57th, Central Park Tower, Times Square.

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English : Aerial views of Hell's Kitchen, East Midtown Manhattan. Featuring: One Worldwide Plaza, Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, The Orion, One Vanderbilt, Empire State Building, Bank of America Building, Chrysler Building, 111 w 57th, Central Park Tower, Times Square.

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With NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's approximately nine-month stay in Texas coming to an end, this time-lapse shows activity in the NASA Johnson Space Center's Chamber.

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English : With NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's approximately nine-month stay in Texas coming to an end, this time-lapse shows activity in the NASA Johnson Space Center's Chamber.
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Laysan albatrosses' mating dance
Happy Valentine's Day, humans! (ʃƪ¬‿¬)

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English : Laysan albatrosses' mating dance
Happy Valentine's Day, humans! (ʃƪ¬‿¬)

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Chelyabinsk meteor event on February 15, 2013; ten years ago. Recording from a security automatic camera in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

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English : Chelyabinsk meteor event on February 15, 2013; ten years ago. Recording from a security automatic camera in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

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Knowing how to determine if food is safe and how to keep food safe will help you minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of foodborne illness.

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English : Knowing how to determine if food is safe and how to keep food safe will help you minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of foodborne illness.

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Watch the oldest and last craftsman Giorgos Hatziparaskos (from Rethymno on the island of Crete, Greece) make phyllo manually.

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English : Watch the oldest and last craftsman Giorgos Hatziparaskos (from Rethymno on the island of Crete, Greece) make phyllo manually.

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80 years ago today, Soong Mei-ling addressed the United States House of Representatives. In her speech, she applauded American efforts in the Pacific theater of the World War II. She also recounted the friendship between the U.S. and China: "We in China, like you, want a better world, not for ourselves alone, but for all mankind, and we must have it." Her visit also was meant to convey appreciation for the American Lend-Lease program, which supplied war materials to sustain the Chinese resistance effort.
She was reportedly the first Asian woman to address a joint session of the US Congress.

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English : 80 years ago today, Soong Mei-ling addressed the United States House of Representatives. In her speech, she applauded American efforts in the Pacific theater of the World War II. She also recounted the friendship between the U.S. and China: "We in China, like you, want a better world, not for ourselves alone, but for all mankind, and we must have it." Her visit also was meant to convey appreciation for the American Lend-Lease program, which supplied war materials to sustain the Chinese resistance effort.
She was reportedly the first Asian woman to address a joint session of the US Congress.

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English : Watch an excavator dance.

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Halyomorpha halys, a stink bug from East Asia, has invaded the United States and caused damage to agriculture.

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English : Halyomorpha halys, a stink bug from East Asia, has invaded the United States and caused damage to agriculture.

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Two Porsche 991 Targas driving as viewed from a FPV drone

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English : Two Porsche 991 Targas driving as viewed from a FPV drone

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Time lapse view of the Sydney Harbour

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English : Time lapse view of the Sydney Harbour

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English : HIV and AIDS explained by the Simpleshow Foundation
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Saving the cattle in the flooded area of West Maas en Waal, Netherlands; Dutch newsreels for the first week of January 1926 (26-01).

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English : Saving the cattle in the flooded area of West Maas en Waal, Netherlands; Dutch newsreels for the first week of January 1926 (26-01).
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Ultrasound image of the fetal finger movements at 21 weeks of pregnancy.

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English : Ultrasound image of the fetal finger movements at 21 weeks of pregnancy.

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Recipe for steamed fish with fermented black beans

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English : Recipe for steamed fish with fermented black beans

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