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Timelapse video of a family setting up a tent at the Fish Lake Campground, July 9, 2018. Fish Lake Campground is located on the western slope of Steens Mountain. +/− [en]
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On Public Domain Day 2026: this 1930 Walt Disney short 'Fiddlin' Around' (Just Mickey) enters the public domain in the United States.
English : On Public Domain Day 2026: this 1930 Walt Disney short 'Fiddlin' Around' (Just Mickey) enters the public domain in the United States.
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Full recording of the public 2023 House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) regarding "implications on national security, public safety, and government transparency".
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs.
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs.
English : Full recording of the public 2023 House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) regarding "implications on national security, public safety, and government transparency".
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs.
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs.
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Dominion (2018) – full documentary film.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system.
English : Dominion (2018) – full documentary film.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system.
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about the NSA leaks in an interview with reporter Glenn Greenwald at the hotel The Mira Hong Kong. The video was first published in 2013 in The Guardian. Snowden uncovered several international mass surveillance programs via the 2010s global surveillance disclosures.
English : Whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about the NSA leaks in an interview with reporter Glenn Greenwald at the hotel The Mira Hong Kong. The video was first published in 2013 in The Guardian. Snowden uncovered several international mass surveillance programs via the 2010s global surveillance disclosures.
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An audio version of the English Wikipedia article about Earth as of April 2021.
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"Ever feel like your brain just isn't working the way it used to? Like your attention span is shrinking, your thoughts feel foggy, and everything online is just... noise? That might be brainrot—a term used to describe mental exhaustion, information overload, and the struggle to focus in today's digital world. The goal of this video is to help you identify the signs of brainrot and understand what’s causing it, so you can take steps to regain focus, clarity, and control over your mind."
English : "Ever feel like your brain just isn't working the way it used to? Like your attention span is shrinking, your thoughts feel foggy, and everything online is just... noise? That might be brainrot—a term used to describe mental exhaustion, information overload, and the struggle to focus in today's digital world.
The goal of this video is to help you identify the signs of brainrot and understand what’s causing it, so you can take steps to regain focus, clarity, and control over your mind."
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A video about several contradictions within the Bible.
English : A video about several contradictions within the Bible.
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The Minos Paradox is a 2025 science fiction mythological short film created almost entirely solo with Unreal Engine 5. It reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur through the lens of science fiction.
English : The Minos Paradox is a 2025 science fiction mythological short film created almost entirely solo with Unreal Engine 5. It reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur through the lens of science fiction.
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Buceros bicornis (Great Hornbill) in Kurseong, West Bengal, India.
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A video about telemedicine in rural areas where it enables inhabitants, far away from large cities, access to specialized health services through Internet.
English : A video about telemedicine in rural areas where it enables inhabitants, far away from large cities, access to specialized health services through Internet.
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A video of the meat industry by the Farm Transparency Project (FTP) showing the Calivil pig breeder facility in November 2023.
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat."
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat."
English : A video of the meat industry by the Farm Transparency Project (FTP) showing the Calivil pig breeder facility in November 2023.
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat."
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat."
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"We Are Charlie Kirk" is an AI-generated gospel song by Spalexma released in September 2025. Originally a tribute to Charlie Kirk, it became a viral 'Kirkification' meme on TikTok and was one of the first AI tracks to appear on the Billboard charts.
English : "We Are Charlie Kirk" is an AI-generated gospel song by Spalexma released in September 2025. Originally a tribute to Charlie Kirk, it became a viral 'Kirkification' meme on TikTok and was one of the first AI tracks to appear on the Billboard charts.
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Despite its snow-covered peaks and abundance of rivers, Lebanon is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. This video by Context News about water scarcity tries to understand how this happened and understand what happens if Lebanon runs out of water.
English : Despite its snow-covered peaks and abundance of rivers, Lebanon is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. This video by Context News about water scarcity tries to understand how this happened and understand what happens if Lebanon runs out of water.
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Animal Crackers (1930), the second Marx Brothers film, featuring the famous Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx) returning from Africa.
English : Animal Crackers (1930), the second Marx Brothers film, featuring the famous Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx) returning from Africa.
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World War 1 Tour of Mount Sabotin in Slovenia
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Introductory video explaining what Mastodon is, a free open source decentralized Europe-based social media platform.
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A video by Ecovative Design that shows novel types of plastics-free sustainable packaging and other products based on fungi mycelium, an area of extensive contemporary innovation in the bioeconomy.
English : A video by Ecovative Design that shows novel types of plastics-free sustainable packaging and other products based on fungi mycelium, an area of extensive contemporary innovation in the bioeconomy.
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Cloudkicker – Let Yourself Be Huge (a post-rock music track)
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A video about ecological research and the Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO) of the Aarhus University in Denmark.
English : A video about ecological research and the Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO) of the Aarhus University in Denmark.
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An explanatory video by The Royal Society about Phineas Gage, known for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life.
English : An explanatory video by The Royal Society about Phineas Gage, known for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life.
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Timelapse video of a family setting up a tent at the Fish Lake Campground, July 9, 2018. Fish Lake Campground is located on the western slope of Steens Mountain.
English : Timelapse video of a family setting up a tent at the Fish Lake Campground, July 9, 2018. Fish Lake Campground is located on the western slope of Steens Mountain.
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Pran chai chokkhu na chay Rabindra Sangeet on Piano
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Apartment building in Kyiv (Sviatoshyn District) after strike by cruise missile Iskander during Russian attack on the city in the night and morning of 31 July 2025. 32 people were killed and more than 159 injured according to a report.
English : Apartment building in Kyiv (Sviatoshyn District) after strike by cruise missile Iskander during Russian attack on the city in the night and morning of 31 July 2025. 32 people were killed and more than 159 injured according to a report.
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Interview with Martin M. Wattenberg, made for a documentary Clouds (2014) that explores different perspectives on the intersection of code and culture.
Wattenberg is an U.S. American scientist and artist known for his work with data visualization. He is currently the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He talks about visual explorations of and insights from culturally significant data.
Wattenberg is an U.S. American scientist and artist known for his work with data visualization. He is currently the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He talks about visual explorations of and insights from culturally significant data.
English : Interview with Martin M. Wattenberg, made for a documentary Clouds (2014) that explores different perspectives on the intersection of code and culture.
Wattenberg is an U.S. American scientist and artist known for his work with data visualization. He is currently the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He talks about visual explorations of and insights from culturally significant data.
Wattenberg is an U.S. American scientist and artist known for his work with data visualization. He is currently the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He talks about visual explorations of and insights from culturally significant data.
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Soviet steam locomotives SO18 and L with a freight train at a level crossing in Tver oblast, Russia
English : Soviet steam locomotives SO18 and L with a freight train at a level crossing in Tver oblast, Russia
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Two missile strikes on Kyiv (Holosiivskyi District) during a Russian missile and drone attack on the city in the night on 28 August 2025. 25 people in Kyiv were killed and 63 injured ([1][2][3]). Among the buildings damaged were the headquarters of the European Union mission to Ukraine and the British Council[4].
English : Two missile strikes on Kyiv (Holosiivskyi District) during a Russian missile and drone attack on the city in the night on 28 August 2025. 25 people in Kyiv were killed and 63 injured ([5][6][7]). Among the buildings damaged were the headquarters of the European Union mission to Ukraine and the British Council[8].
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Webcam video of the collision between PSA Airlines Flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk off Runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on this day last year.
English : Webcam video of the collision between PSA Airlines Flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk off Runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on this day last year.
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In this video, Mark Graham explains the "Turn All References Blue" project for matching Internet Archive's Wayback Machine collections to Wikipedia citations. This circumvents link rot, meaning contributors and readers will still be able to validate referenced statements when the original website is not accessible anymore. Thereby, Wikipedia fact-checking and quality control is improved.
English : In this video, Mark Graham explains the "Turn All References Blue" project for matching Internet Archive's Wayback Machine collections to Wikipedia citations. This circumvents link rot, meaning contributors and readers will still be able to validate referenced statements when the original website is not accessible anymore. Thereby, Wikipedia fact-checking and quality control is improved.
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