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30 June 2017

  • 00:47, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
Red-headed pine sawfly larvae
N. lecontei larvae

29 June 2017

  • 00:00, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
À la Carte Restaurant
À la Carte Restaurant, RMS Titanic

28 June 2017

  • 00:00, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba

27 June 2017

  • 00:00, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
Mkrtich Khrimian
Mkrtich Khrimian

26 June 2017

  • 00:00, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Beer can chicken
Beer can chicken

25 June 2017

  • 00:10, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Ye Olde Hob Inn, Bamber Bridge
Ye Olde Hob Inn

24 June 2017

  • 01:22, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
Fools webcap
Cortinarius orellanus

23 June 2017

  • 01:37, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian
Cardinal Agagianian
  • ... that Cardinal Agagianian (pictured), leader of a small Eastern church, was twice a serious papal candidate?
  • ... that Washington State Route 522 has been named as one of the most dangerous highways in the United States?
  • ... that a famous painting by Liu Guandao portrays Kublai Khan as an "aging and obese man"?
  • ... that Casualty producers worked with the Association of Air Ambulances for over half a year on the special episode "Too Old for This Shift"?
  • ... that Öget Öktem Tanör, Turkey's first neuropsychologist, was charged with "terrorism propaganda" in 2017 for signing a petition?
  • ... that only male Chloropicus xantholophus have golden crowns?
  • ... that a recording of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle with Cornelia Kallisch as Judith was nominated for a Grammy Award?
  • ... that Soviet economist Dimitri Navachine, assassinated in Paris in 1937, may have been killed for possessing documents showing that certain Soviet political prisoners were innocent?
  • ... that in the Southern Hemisphere, all willow sawflies are female, while in the Northern Hemisphere both males and females occur?
  • ... that in 1980, the American Meat Institute tried to ban turkey ham products from being labeled as such?

22 June 2017

  • 01:52, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
Arm & Hammer logo
Arm & Hammer logo

21 June 2017

  • 00:00, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Fossil Cephalotes alveolatus ant in amber
Cephalotes alveolatus

20 June 2017

  • 05:16, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
Petit Trianon, Versailles
Petit Trianon, Versailles

19 June 2017

  • 05:31, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Seoullo 7017 Skypark
Seoullo 7017 Skypark

18 June 2017

  • 00:00, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
The town house where "Lofsöngur" was composed
The town house
where "Lofsöngur"
was composed

17 June 2017

  • 00:00, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
Abigail Franks
Abigail Franks

16 June 2017

  • 00:10, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture
Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture

15 June 2017

  • 00:25, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
Double rod pendulum animation showing chaotic behavior
Double rod pendulum animation showing chaotic behavior

14 June 2017

  • 00:40, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
Raising of Lazarus, detail
Raising of Lazarus, detail

13 June 2017

  • 00:00, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
Thai coconut soup
Tom kha kai

12 June 2017

  • 00:00, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
Flock of red-billed queleas
Flock of red-billed queleas

11 June 2017

  • 00:00, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
Detail from a 7th-century Japanese textile, depicting a turtle
7th-century Japanese textile

10 June 2017

  • 00:00, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
Josie Sadler
Josie Sadler

9 June 2017

  • 00:00, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
Kollegienkirche in 1712
Kollegienkirche in 1712

8 June 2017

  • 00:00, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
Kiełbasa szynkowa, a Polish ham sausage
Kiełbasa szynkowa, a Polish ham sausage

7 June 2017

  • 00:00, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Jean Trogneux shop
Jean Trogneux shop

6 June 2017

  • 00:00, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
The Avenue at Middelharnis (1689)
The Avenue at Middelharnis (1689)

5 June 2017

  • 00:00, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
J. R. Watkins with horse and buggy sales wagon
J. R. Watkins with horse and buggy sales wagon

4 June 2017

  • 00:00, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
Estadio Tecnológico
Estadio Tecnológico

3 June 2017

  • 00:00, 3 June 2017 (UTC)
A ramen shop in Tokyo
A ramen shop in Tokyo

2 June 2017

  • 00:15, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
Alma L. Hayden
Alma L. Hayden

1 June 2017

  • 00:30, 1 June 2017 (UTC)
Aruncus sawfly larva
Aruncus sawfly larva