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The former "Kaispeicher B", one of the oldest preserved warehouse structures in the Port of Hamburg, is now home to the International Maritime Museum Hamburg. The museum opened 17 years ago today, on June 25, 2008.

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Interior of old town hall in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Functionalist tower of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, designed by Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti.

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This stained glass window located in the Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, a church in Nysa, Poland, depicts angels adoring the sacred host and wine during an epiclesis to the Holy Spirit, represented as a dove. Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, which is observed as a religious celebration in much of Western Christianity and as a public holiday in various nations.

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European Table Tennis Championships in the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle as part of the European Championships 2022 in Munich: Timo Boll, Germany.

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Deelerwoud, (the eastern part.) Oak with emerging young leaves and a dead tree in front of it.

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Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Blade of grass at the golden hour in the Gladbeck hamlet, Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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This ambigram composition is a tribute inspired by Drawing Hands, a famous creation by M. C. Escher. Escher was born on this date in 1898.

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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The common cuttlefish is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to 200m during autumn and winter. They only have a lifespan of 1–2 years and have many predators including sharks, dolphins, seals, fish, and cephalopods which includes other cuttlefish. During the day, most cuttlefish can be found buried below the substrate and fairly inactive. At night however, they are actively searching for prey and can ambush them from under the substrate. Cuttlefish are carnivorous and eat a variety of organisms including crustaceans (crabs and shrimp), small fish, molluscs (clams and snails), and sometimes other cuttlefish.

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Beacon Stawa Młyny in Świnoujście, Poland.

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Dioptase with calcite and minrecordite - Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (5.5×4cm).

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