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23 July 2022
Expanation of principle and function od smoke detector using the radioactive source and transistor MOSFET in electronic circuit.
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Under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Great Chinese Famine resulted in tens of millions of deaths. Journalist Yang Jisheng wrote a book about the famine.

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English : Under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Great Chinese Famine resulted in tens of millions of deaths. Journalist Yang Jisheng wrote a book about the famine.

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The Covered Wagon, a silent western by James Cruze, was the highest-grossing film of 1923.

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English : The Covered Wagon, a silent western by James Cruze, was the highest-grossing film of 1923.

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 descending into the clouds during a sunset. This is on approach to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL.

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English : A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 descending into the clouds during a sunset. This is on approach to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL.

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French short documentary film on Jacques Doucet's haute couture collection for the summer of 1923.

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English : French short documentary film on Jacques Doucet's haute couture collection for the summer of 1923.

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Tango Tangles is a 1914 American short comedy film taking place in a dance-hall, directed by Mack Sennett and starring Charles Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle.

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English : Tango Tangles is a 1914 American short comedy film taking place in a dance-hall, directed by Mack Sennett and starring Charles Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle.

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Historic center of Zapopan in Zapopan , Mexico.

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English : Historic center of Zapopan in Zapopan , Mexico.

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Damages caused by Typhoon Vicente in Hong Kong in 2012

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English : Damages caused by Typhoon Vicente in Hong Kong in 2012

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The highlight of the interior decoration is a series of monumental frescoes by w:José Clemente Orozco Hospicio Cabañas , Mexico.

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English : The highlight of the interior decoration is a series of monumental frescoes by w:José Clemente Orozco Hospicio Cabañas , Mexico.

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Yodeling Blues by Clarence Williams, recorded in 1923 by Bessie Smith and Fletcher Henderson.

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English : Yodeling Blues by Clarence Williams, recorded in 1923 by Bessie Smith and Fletcher Henderson.

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ColognePride 2022, Pride Parade in Cologne

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English : ColognePride 2022, Pride Parade in Cologne

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The Laughing Song, arranged by Frank P. Banta, recorded in 1898 by George W. Johnson with Fred Hylands on piano.

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English : The Laughing Song, arranged by Frank P. Banta, recorded in 1898 by George W. Johnson with Fred Hylands on piano.

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The Venetian gang saw at the Wurzerhof in Winkeltal, Ausservillgraten, East Tyrol.

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English : The Venetian gang saw at the Wurzerhof in Winkeltal, Ausservillgraten, East Tyrol.

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Animation of average annual temperature by continent and country between 1880 and 2021.

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English : Animation of average annual temperature by continent and country between 1880 and 2021.

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The group of people, who preserve, promote and maintain local seeds in Phek district, Nagaland, Northeast India.

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English : The group of people, who preserve, promote and maintain local seeds in Phek district, Nagaland, Northeast India.

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Le Dormeur du val, by Arthur Rimbaud, in French. LibriVox recording by Ezwa.

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English : Le Dormeur du val, by Arthur Rimbaud, in French. LibriVox recording by Ezwa.

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Expanation of principle and function od smoke detector using the radioactive source and transistor MOSFET in electronic circuit.

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English : Expanation of principle and function od smoke detector using the radioactive source and transistor MOSFET in electronic circuit.

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The Island of Dr. Moreau, by H. G. Wells, Introduction. LibriVox recording by Alex Patterson.

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English : The Island of Dr. Moreau, by H. G. Wells, Introduction. LibriVox recording by Alex Patterson.

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Video compression primer (animated).

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English : Video compression primer (animated).

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Polaire, famous for her wasp waist, performing an Apache Dance with Gaston Silvestre in Léonce Perret's 1910 film La Tournée des grands ducs.

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English : Polaire, famous for her wasp waist, performing an Apache Dance with Gaston Silvestre in Léonce Perret's 1910 film La Tournée des grands ducs.

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American astronaut Jessica Watkins discusses living and working in space during an in-flight interview aboard the International Space Station.

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English : American astronaut Jessica Watkins discusses living and working in space during an in-flight interview aboard the International Space Station.

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"Over There" a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan, sung in 1917 by Billy Murray

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English : "Over There" a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan, sung in 1917 by Billy Murray

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Voyelles, by Arthur Rimbaud, in French. LibriVox recording by Kalyn Heminger.

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English : Voyelles, by Arthur Rimbaud, in French. LibriVox recording by Kalyn Heminger.

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