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Kankrej cattle are a hardy Indian breed known by their graceful horns, great endurance, and high milk production.

Kankrej cattle are a hardy Indian breed known by their graceful horns, great endurance, and high milk production.

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The incredible speed of glass shattering revealed in a race against a bullet captured in slow motion. 📽: The Slow Mo Guys

The incredible speed of glass shattering revealed in a race against a bullet captured in slow motion. 📽: The Slow Mo Guys

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Kaieteur Falls, located on the Potaro River in Guyana, is the largest single-drop waterfall in the world, measuring 226 metres (741 ft) high. 📽: world.from.my.eyes/ig

Kaieteur Falls, located on the Potaro River in Guyana, is the largest single-drop waterfall in the world, measuring 226 metres (741 ft) high. 📽: world.from.my.eyes/ig

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Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.

Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.

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Watch from an airplane window as the moon's shadow moves over the Earth during a total eclipse in this amazing timelapse captured by engineer Sylvain Chapeland.

Watch from an airplane window as the moon's shadow moves over the Earth during a total eclipse in this amazing timelapse captured by engineer Sylvain Chapeland.

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This clever jar opener works with your body's natural strength, converting pushing force into a powerful grip against high-carbon steel teeth.

This clever jar opener works with your body's natural strength, converting pushing force into a powerful grip against high-carbon steel teeth.

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An otter juggling a stone. Researchers believe this behavior may be related to hunger, as otters anticipate food and become excited. 📽: rosierockets

An otter juggling a stone. Researchers believe this behavior may be related to hunger, as otters anticipate food and become excited. 📽: rosierockets

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Timelapse of the Falkirk Wheel in action; the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world. 📽️: David Iliff | CC BY-SA 3.0

Timelapse of the Falkirk Wheel in action; the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world. 📽️: David Iliff | CC BY-SA 3.0

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Despite weighing up to 2,600 kg (5,700 lb), hippos can run up to 30 km/h (19 mph) over short distances. 📽: Art Ryan

Despite weighing up to 2,600 kg (5,700 lb), hippos can run up to 30 km/h (19 mph) over short distances. 📽: Art Ryan

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Halloween hand illusion by Luca Gallone.

Halloween hand illusion by Luca Gallone.

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Hummingbird eggs are smaller than jellybeans and weigh less than a paperclip. 📽️: Yerandy1990 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Hummingbird eggs are smaller than jellybeans and weigh less than a paperclip. 📽️: Yerandy1990 | CC BY-SA 3.0

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Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift apart, a behavior known as rafting. 📽: Vancouver Aquarium

Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift apart, a behavior known as rafting. 📽: Vancouver Aquarium

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A curious whale gives a paddle boarder a gentle nudge of the coast of Puerto Madryn, Argentina. 📽: Maximiliano Jonas

A curious whale gives a paddle boarder a gentle nudge of the coast of Puerto Madryn, Argentina. 📽: Maximiliano Jonas

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Fascinating video of a sidewinder snake's unique method of locomotion.

Fascinating video of a sidewinder snake's unique method of locomotion.

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This is how jets refuel in midair.

This is how jets refuel in midair.

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The awesome power and stunning beauty of nature on display in slow motion lightning strikes captured by storm chaser Dustin Farrell.

The awesome power and stunning beauty of nature on display in slow motion lightning strikes captured by storm chaser Dustin Farrell.

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When a sunrise and annular eclipse happen at the same time. 📽: Colin Legg & Geoff Sims

When a sunrise and annular eclipse happen at the same time. 📽: Colin Legg & Geoff Sims

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Non-Newtonian fluids turn into solids when pressure is applied. Credit: UChicago

Non-Newtonian fluids turn into solids when pressure is applied. Credit: UChicago

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Watch a manhole cover dance due to trapped air escaping from stormwater pipes in Oslo, Norway, after a rainstorm.

Watch a manhole cover dance due to trapped air escaping from stormwater pipes in Oslo, Norway, after a rainstorm.

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Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.

Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.

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Riding a space shuttle's solid rocket booster to space. Sound on 🔊

Riding a space shuttle's solid rocket booster to space. Sound on 🔊

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This caterpillar found in Ecuador mimics the appearance of a feather to avoid detection by predators. 📽: Andreas Kay

This caterpillar found in Ecuador mimics the appearance of a feather to avoid detection by predators. 📽: Andreas Kay

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A flying bicycle designed by student inventor Fusha Sakai achieving pedal-powered flight.

A flying bicycle designed by student inventor Fusha Sakai achieving pedal-powered flight.

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This is what happens when you wring out a wet towel while floating in space. 📽: CSA/NASA

This is what happens when you wring out a wet towel while floating in space. 📽: CSA/NASA

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Fascinating footage of a human white blood cell chasing a bacterium captured through a microscope. 📽️: David Rogers

Fascinating footage of a human white blood cell chasing a bacterium captured through a microscope. 📽️: David Rogers

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24 hours of flight traffic across Europe. 📽: Plane Finder

24 hours of flight traffic across Europe. 📽: Plane Finder

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Africa's smallest cat is also the world's deadliest!

Africa's smallest cat is also the world's deadliest!

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What happens when a squirrel uses a utility pole for storage.

What happens when a squirrel uses a utility pole for storage.

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The Cave of the Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico has some of the largest crystals ever found. 📽: BBC

The Cave of the Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico has some of the largest crystals ever found. 📽: BBC

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Fascinating look at how speed changes the way a vehicle interacts with potholes.

Fascinating look at how speed changes the way a vehicle interacts with potholes.

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How you wash your hair in space: demonstrated by astronaut Karen Nyberg on the International Space Station.

How you wash your hair in space: demonstrated by astronaut Karen Nyberg on the International Space Station.

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Hummingbird eggs are smaller than jellybeans and weigh less than a paperclip. 📽️: Yerandy1990 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Hummingbird eggs are smaller than jellybeans and weigh less than a paperclip. 📽️: Yerandy1990 | CC BY-SA 3.0

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Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 ft). 📽: BBC, Seven Worlds One Planet

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 ft). 📽: BBC, Seven Worlds One Planet

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Earth is beautiful.

Earth is beautiful.

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How giraffes drink.

How giraffes drink.

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A timelapse showing the incredible movement of a growing vine, exhibiting both nastic movement to find, and then a thigmotropic response to grasp and hold. 📽: Roger P Hangarter

A timelapse showing the incredible movement of a growing vine, exhibiting both nastic movement to find, and then a thigmotropic response to grasp and hold. 📽: Roger P Hangarter

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The 8-millisecond reaction time of a fly captured at 6000 frames per second. Human reaction times are around 200 milliseconds. 📽: Rogue Physics

The 8-millisecond reaction time of a fly captured at 6000 frames per second. Human reaction times are around 200 milliseconds. 📽: Rogue Physics

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A butternut woollyworm.

A butternut woollyworm.

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Extreme close-up of a Space Shuttle launch.

Extreme close-up of a Space Shuttle launch.

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Flying over the Earth at night in the International Space Station.

Flying over the Earth at night in the International Space Station.

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