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Tea plantations around Mattupetty lake near Munnar, Kerala, India. The country—which celebrates its independence day today—is the second largest producer and exporter of tea in the world, and also its largest consumer with a vibrant and diverse tea culture.

Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) female in Mount Pleasant, South Australia. Also known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo.

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

Aurora borealis captured during the peak of the Perseids meteor shower at the beach of Norderney on August 13th, 2024.

Stephan Sprinz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Ploceus philippinus (Baya Weaver) in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.

Tisha Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Zagedan Valley with the mountain cirque and high-altitude lakes formed by ancient glacial erosion. Zagedan Ridge, Karachay-Cherkessia, Caucasus Mountains.

Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and U.S. Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over Finland.

Peng Chen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Panixersee (Lag da Pigniu) above Andiast, Switzerland. Rock face above the reservoir.

Dominicus Johannes Bergsma., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

The Milky Way over Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in the Caucasus. The Serpens–Aquila Rift stands in the center of the view: a group of dark interstellar clouds in the constellations Aquila, Serpens Cauda, and eastern Ophiuchus.

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Motion picture poster for Three Friends, a Biograph Studios release, shows three men clasping hands while sitting at a table in a bar. 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 104 x 70 cm. Today is International Beer Day.

Cleveland : A.B.C. Co. (poster publisher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Samango monkey (Cercopithecus mitis labiatus), Mount Sheba, Pilgrim's Rest, South Africa.

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

HMS Belfast is a museum ship permanently moored in the Port of London. The ship was commissioned on this day in 1939.

Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

The 108-metre-long Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II connects the historic centre of Rome, east of the Tiber, with the Vatican City.

Anil Öztas, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.