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Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
30 Apr 2026Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Netherlands
26 Aug 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
8 Sep 2024Great North Run
On a dark and stormy night...
23 Sep 2025Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
Black sands in a tropical paradise
The rolling hills of Moravia
An explosive history
28 Jul 2025World Nature Conservation Day
Blue hues and ceramic scenes of Porto
24 Jul 2025Happy Cousins Day!
A prehistoric pavement
28 Sep 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Gravity-defying wonders of the world
11 Nov 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14 Mar 2025Celebrating Pi Day
26 Apr 2026Pink apple blossoms, Avila Beach, California, United States
31 Oct 2024Happy Halloween!
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland
20 Oct 2025International Sloth Day
18 Apr 2025International Day for Monuments and Sites
A legendary islet
A mile-high island
17 Oct 2025Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States
22 Sep 2025Autumn equinox
2 May 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
12 Dec 2023Reed bunting
18 Mar 2024Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
16 Jul 2025Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt