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5 Februari 2025
An 18th century horse mill at the Wieliczka Salt Mine, southern Poland. +/− [sw], +/− [en]

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English : Eruption of Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") a fountain geyser located in the Haukadalur geothermal area, southwest of Iceland.

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English : Colorful houses in Wale Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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English : Northwest view of the church, castle and lake in Ivenack, Germany. The complex is part of the Ivenacker Tiergarten and Ivenacker Eichen nature reserves.

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English : Crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus) with Indian garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) in Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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English : An 18th century horse mill at the Wieliczka Salt Mine, southern Poland.

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English : Dorothea of Caesarea in a 15th century fresco on the apsidal arch of the St. Jacob church in Urtijëi, in Val Gardena. Today is St. Dorothea's feast day.

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English : Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, Spain.

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English : Zernez, decoration on the vaults of the Reformed Church San Mauritius.

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English : Main entrance on the west facade of the Lutheran Fishermen's Church in Born auf dem Darß, Germany

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English : Self-portrait in White Dress by Jacek Malczewski, 1914

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English : Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758), Casket Nassa; length 2.2 cm; Originating from Madagascar.

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English : Galanthus nivalis double-flowered Snowdrop. Focus stack of 44 photos.

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English : Scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus), Copan Ruinas, Honduras.

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English : The Zanskar Range of the Indian Himalayas towers 2,400 m (8,000 ft) over Padum town in Zanskar, Ladakh. The elevation of Padum is 3,660 m (12,010 ft). The Stod-Doda river flows from the right across the Padum valley, merges into the Tsarap River which flows from centre to left.

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English : Construction of the Golden Horn Metro Bridge in Istanbul. The bridge opened on this date in 2014.

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English : Graeme Allwright in concert at the 2012 Festival de Cornouaille. He died on this day in 2020.

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English : Water reflection of sunset with gray and orange clouds over the Xe Don River, and three boats moored to the bank in Pakse, Laos.

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English : Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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English : Old submerged trees on Cheow Lan Lake. Blue sky and eternal summer in Surat Thani, Thailand. Remnants of the old Shorea Dipterocarp forest.

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English : Old peasant with dagger and long smoking pipe, Mestia, Svanetia, Georgia (Republic). Today is International Pipe Smoking Day.

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English : Yellowmouth barracudas (Sphyraena viridensis), Cabo de Palos, Spain

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English : NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his two rescue dogs, Jake and Scout.

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English : Close-wing basking of Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common sergeant

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English : The Kaohsiung Music Center and the Lingyaliao Railroad Bridge illuminated in the colors of Ukraine's national flag during the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. This light show was displayed from February 26, two days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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English : Youngzin cottage in the historic Gemoor Khar against backdrop of the Gephan range, Gemur village, Lahaul, India. Elevation 3,290 m (10,790 ft), peaks about 6,000 m (20,000 ft).

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English : Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, seen just after sunrise

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English : Hou Yifan at the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan. She participated in the Chinese team which won first place in the Women's event. Hou turns 31 today.

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English : Skull of a Smilodon populator Lund, 1842 at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil

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