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12 March 2025

Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt march on this day in 1930. +/− [en] Problems playing the file?

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Dark spokes dance around Saturn's B ring in this series of movies comprised of images taken with Cassini's wide-angle camera.

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English : Dark spokes dance around Saturn's B ring in this series of movies comprised of images taken with Cassini's wide-angle camera.

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Experiment showing direct synthesis of aluminum bromide from the elementary substances. The reaction is very vigorous and can be presented by the equation:
2Al(s) + 3Br2(l) = Al2Br6(Br2).
The product, as indicated by the equation, is dissolved in the excess bromine.

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English : Experiment showing direct synthesis of aluminum bromide from the elementary substances. The reaction is very vigorous and can be presented by the equation:
2Al(s) + 3Br2(l) = Al2Br6(Br2).
The product, as indicated by the equation, is dissolved in the excess bromine.

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The Arctic sea ice decline: chart showing the annual arctic sea ice minimum area from 1979 through 2023.

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English : The Arctic sea ice decline: chart showing the annual arctic sea ice minimum area from 1979 through 2023.

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Full live video of the 2025 Trump–Zelenskyy meeting, which ended in heated argument.

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English : Full live video of the 2025 Trump–Zelenskyy meeting, which ended in heated argument.

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Due to the fact that the essential oils are made out of hydrocarbons (mostly aliphatic), most of them will be flammable. Therefore, when an orange peel or the peel of other citrus fruit is squeezed over a flame, it is allowed for the juices from the peel to come in contact with the flame; then, the essential oils ignite and burn.

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English : Due to the fact that the essential oils are made out of hydrocarbons (mostly aliphatic), most of them will be flammable. Therefore, when an orange peel or the peel of other citrus fruit is squeezed over a flame, it is allowed for the juices from the peel to come in contact with the flame; then, the essential oils ignite and burn.

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A size comparison video of black holes, showing some of the most massive ones.

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English : A size comparison video of black holes, showing some of the most massive ones.

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Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kharkiv in the morning of 23 January 2024. 18 people were killed and 130 injured by Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities that morning.

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English : Aftermath of Russian missile attack on Kharkiv in the morning of 23 January 2024. 18 people were killed and 130 injured by Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities that morning.

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A white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis
) creating a cavity through the fibrous tissue in the stub of a pruned dead Canary Island Date Palm frond.

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English : A white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis
) creating a cavity through the fibrous tissue in the stub of a pruned dead Canary Island Date Palm frond.

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Satellite footage of the 2024 hurricane season depicted with the names and paths of each hurricane.

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English : Satellite footage of the 2024 hurricane season depicted with the names and paths of each hurricane.

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One of the big mysteries in astronomy is how galaxies grow and evolve over time. Collisions between galaxies are thought to be key events that shape their development. A stunning collection of 59 new images of colliding galaxies has been released to mark the 18th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. They give us a unique insight into how galaxies collide to form larger galaxies.

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English : One of the big mysteries in astronomy is how galaxies grow and evolve over time. Collisions between galaxies are thought to be key events that shape their development. A stunning collection of 59 new images of colliding galaxies has been released to mark the 18th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. They give us a unique insight into how galaxies collide to form larger galaxies.

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The Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo
, in São Paulo, Brazil, is one of the largest wholesale markets in Latin America.

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English : The Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo
, in São Paulo, Brazil, is one of the largest wholesale markets in Latin America.

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Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt march on this day in 1930.

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English : Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt march on this day in 1930.

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Francis was elected Pope on this day in 2013.

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English : Francis was elected Pope on this day in 2013.

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Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.

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English : Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.

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