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Flower buds in development of an elderberry Sambucus ('serenade'). Focus stack of 13 photos.

Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Portrait of French author George Sand by photographer Nadar in 1864. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, she stood up for women, criticized marriage and fought against the prejudices of a conservative society.

Nadar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) with three young in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa.

Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Tower of Collegium Maximum in Wrocław, Poland.

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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Official portrait of Tancredo de Almeida Neves during his time as senator for Minas Gerais (1979-1983). He was born on this day 115 years ago.

Senado Federal do Brasil (Agência Senado); Restored by Adam Cuerden      Description BritishImage restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC) Date of birth 8 June 1979 Location of birth United States InfoFieldSee file page for creator info., Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Colorful houses in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

M-7 Kenison (ascending), Mount Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire.

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Chromo-lithograph of the cartoons exhibited by the Cincinnati Pork Packers' Association, at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. Incorporated on this day 205 years ago, Cincinnati was also known as "Porkopolis"; this nickname came from the city's large pork interests.

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

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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.

Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

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

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