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| 19 August 2025 |
An Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing in Franconville, France +/− [en]
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The carillon rendition of the first Swiss national anthem "Rufst du, mein Vaterland" (those tune is the same as God Save the King). Today is National Day in Switzerland
English : The carillon rendition of the first Swiss national anthem "Rufst du, mein Vaterland" (those tune is the same as God Save the King). Today is National Day in Switzerland
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Audio version of the English Wikipedia article 'History'.
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In Singapore: Seth is on a budget today so we’re on a hunt for the cheapest hawker dishes - nothing above $2.50. These stalls are such a rare find in this day and age and economy, it’ll be interesting to see why these hawkers decided to keep their prices so low and how they manage to stay afloat.
English : In Singapore: Seth is on a budget today so we’re on a hunt for the cheapest hawker dishes - nothing above $2.50. These stalls are such a rare find in this day and age and economy, it’ll be interesting to see why these hawkers decided to keep their prices so low and how they manage to stay afloat.
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The Trump administration is planning to defund the U.S. Chemical Safety Board,[1] which investigates industrial chemical accidents and publishes informative videos like this one.
English : The Trump administration is planning to defund the U.S. Chemical Safety Board,[1] which investigates industrial chemical accidents and publishes informative videos like this one.
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German video about what people during the Middle Ages believed, awaited sinners after death: the torments of hell.
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English : German video about what people during the Middle Ages believed, awaited sinners after death: the torments of hell.
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This is an animated set of x-rays of a webcam, taken with an industrial computer tomograph.
English : This is an animated set of x-rays of a webcam, taken with an industrial computer tomograph.
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A video that explains the philosophical current of empiricism. Subtitles available.
English : A video that explains the philosophical current of empiricism. Subtitles available.
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Breakfast at the Bodega (2022), a short film about a young man trying to live out his dreams as a French pastry chef despite his father's wishes.
English : Breakfast at the Bodega (2022), a short film about a young man trying to live out his dreams as a French pastry chef despite his father's wishes.
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This animation shows the temperature from 1880-1884 to 2013-2017, as compared to a baseline average from 1951 to 1980. Blue colors were cooler and red warmer.
English : This animation shows the temperature from 1880-1884 to 2013-2017, as compared to a baseline average from 1951 to 1980. Blue colors were cooler and red warmer.
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A Trip to the Moon is a 1902 French science-fiction adventure trick film written, directed, and produced by Georges Méliès.
English : A Trip to the Moon is a 1902 French science-fiction adventure trick film written, directed, and produced by Georges Méliès.
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In this new Hubblecast episode, Dr. J guides us through the third chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's official movie celebrating the telescope on its 400th anniversary in 2009.
English : In this new Hubblecast episode, Dr. J guides us through the third chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's official movie celebrating the telescope on its 400th anniversary in 2009.
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A panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) moving its eyes at the Salzburg Zoo, Austria.
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The Bureau of Land Management utilizes goats to help reduce fuel loads, slow shrub encroachment and decrease some of the invasive plants in Fort Ord National Monument, California, USA.
English : The Bureau of Land Management utilizes goats to help reduce fuel loads, slow shrub encroachment and decrease some of the invasive plants in Fort Ord National Monument, California, USA.
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Buffalos crosses the river in a village near Hue, Vietnam.
English : Buffalos crosses the river in a village near Hue, Vietnam.
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A plump muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) grooms himself. Muskrats make underwater trails through marshes that they continue to use through the winter.
English : A plump muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) grooms himself. Muskrats make underwater trails through marshes that they continue to use through the winter.
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An Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing in Franconville, France
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Three fifths of the Earth's surface is under the ocean, and the ocean floor is as rich in detail as the land surface with which we are familiar. This animation simulates a drop in sea level that gradually reveals this detail.
English : Three fifths of the Earth's surface is under the ocean, and the ocean floor is as rich in detail as the land surface with which we are familiar. This animation simulates a drop in sea level that gradually reveals this detail.
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An aerial look at The Vessel, the $150 million public art installation at Hudson Yards, New York City, USA. The piece was designed by Thomas Heatherwick.
English : An aerial look at The Vessel, the $150 million public art installation at Hudson Yards, New York City, USA. The piece was designed by Thomas Heatherwick.
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Rhododendron leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi, Lodz (Poland)
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Mary Shelley was born 228 years ago today. This is a video about her life and the book Frankenstein. Subtitles available.
English : Mary Shelley was born 228 years ago today. This is a video about her life and the book Frankenstein. Subtitles available.
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