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Sound of Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans). The file comes from Dudley T. Dougherty Natural Sounds Collection
 
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Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, US is known for its wildlife and geothermal features. More than four million tourists visit Yellowstone each year.

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English : Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, US is known for its wildlife and geothermal features. More than four million tourists visit Yellowstone each year.

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Yellow vests protest, at Belfort, February 23th 2019.

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English : Yellow vests protest, at Belfort, February 23th 2019.

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Among the many exercises to test police recruits, the Indiana University Police Academy uses “the Chicken Test” to gauge a cadet’s demeanor. The test is to see if the cadet can remain focused. If they fail, their “punishment” is to hold the plank position.

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English : Among the many exercises to test police recruits, the Indiana University Police Academy uses “the Chicken Test” to gauge a cadet’s demeanor. The test is to see if the cadet can remain focused. If they fail, their “punishment” is to hold the plank position.

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The Panthéon is a famous monument in Paris, France, that serves as a mausoleum for the remains of distinguished French citizens. We discover a secret place at the top of the monument.

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English : The Panthéon is a famous monument in Paris, France, that serves as a mausoleum for the remains of distinguished French citizens. We discover a secret place at the top of the monument.

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A graphic comparison of Exoplanets

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English : A graphic comparison of Exoplanets

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Sound of Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

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English : Sound of Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

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The first train (diesel multiple unit RA2) travels along the new Crimean bridge railway, 2019.

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English : The first train (diesel multiple unit RA2) travels along the new Crimean bridge railway, 2019.

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Drone view of the Ill river flood in January 2018 in Houssen, France.

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English : Drone view of the Ill river flood in January 2018 in Houssen, France.

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US President Donald Trump said, he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a 'king' in 2017. Two years ago today a rubber-stamped Chinese constitutional amendment removed presidential term limits.

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English : US President Donald Trump said, he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a 'king' in 2017. Two years ago today a rubber-stamped Chinese constitutional amendment removed presidential term limits.

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The Marriage Circle (1924) was Ernst Lubitsch's first and preferred American comedy film.

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English : The Marriage Circle (1924) was Ernst Lubitsch's first and preferred American comedy film.

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This map displays a progression of changing global surface temperature anomalies. Normal temperatures are the average over the 30 year baseline period 1951-1980. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue. The final frame represents the 5 year global temperature anomalies from 2015-2019. Scale in degrees Celsius.

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English : This map displays a progression of changing global surface temperature anomalies. Normal temperatures are the average over the 30 year baseline period 1951-1980. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue. The final frame represents the 5 year global temperature anomalies from 2015-2019. Scale in degrees Celsius.

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Easter Eggs is a 1907 Pathécolor French trick film, directed by Segundo de Chomón and featuring his wife, Julienne Mathieu.

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English : Easter Eggs is a 1907 Pathécolor French trick film, directed by Segundo de Chomón and featuring his wife, Julienne Mathieu.

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Attendees of Youth Dance Weekend 2019 in Weston, Vermont, do the contra dance "Dela Says Yippee" by Dugan Murphy. Music by Calluna.

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English : Attendees of Youth Dance Weekend 2019 in Weston, Vermont, do the contra dance "Dela Says Yippee" by Dugan Murphy. Music by Calluna.

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Time-lapse video of clouds, seen from Belfort (France).

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English : Time-lapse video of clouds, seen from Belfort (France).

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Sound of Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans). The file comes from Dudley T. Dougherty Natural Sounds Collection

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English : Sound of Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans). The file comes from Dudley T. Dougherty Natural Sounds Collection

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Bébé tire à la cible (Jimmie Pulls the Trigger) is a 1912 French comical short by Louis Feuillade.

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English : Bébé tire à la cible (Jimmie Pulls the Trigger) is a 1912 French comical short by Louis Feuillade.

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Joaldunak gather at the beginning of the carnival, in Ituren, Navarra, the Basque Country

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English : Joaldunak gather at the beginning of the carnival, in Ituren, Navarra, the Basque Country

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Hand of Inge is a 1962 documentary film on the American sculptor Ruth Inge Hardison, directed by John Fletcher, narrated by Ossie Davis, with a music composed by Mal Waldron and performed by Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy and Ron Carter.

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English : Hand of Inge is a 1962 documentary film on the American sculptor Ruth Inge Hardison, directed by John Fletcher, narrated by Ossie Davis, with a music composed by Mal Waldron and performed by Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy and Ron Carter.

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Piano sonata in C minor (opus 111), movement 1. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. The performance was recorded during a public recital at the University of Washington

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English : Piano sonata in C minor (opus 111), movement 1. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. The performance was recorded during a public recital at the University of Washington

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Footage taken by U.S. astronaut Terry W. Virts during two spacewalks (EVAs) on the International Space Station on February 25, 2015 and March 1, 2015

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English : Footage taken by U.S. astronaut Terry W. Virts during two spacewalks (EVAs) on the International Space Station on February 25, 2015 and March 1, 2015

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What is cocaine dependence? Cocaine dependence occurs when a person needs cocaine just to feel normal. Cocaine abuse often leads to overdosing and death.

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English : What is cocaine dependence? Cocaine dependence occurs when a person needs cocaine just to feel normal. Cocaine abuse often leads to overdosing and death.

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President Barack Hussein Obama II announces the death of Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, praises those Americans who carried out the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, tells the families of the victims of September 11, 2001 that they have never been forgotten, and calls on Americans to remember the unity of that tragic day.

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English : President Barack Hussein Obama II announces the death of Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, praises those Americans who carried out the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, tells the families of the victims of September 11, 2001 that they have never been forgotten, and calls on Americans to remember the unity of that tragic day.

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