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These are audio or video files selected for display on the Main Page as the Media of the day. Publishing them on this page allows users to translate the captions into other languages.

Media of the Day provides one freely-licensed audio or video file each day.

The current Media of the day can be included on a page using the template
{{Motd|width=300|float=right|lang=en}}

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[[Media:{{Motd/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}}}]]

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Today 2024-05-06


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Short video about Karl Marx thought. Subtitles available.

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English : Short video about Karl Marx thought. Subtitles available.

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French National Women's Mountaineering Team in an expedition to Nepal.

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English : French National Women's Mountaineering Team in an expedition to Nepal.

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Nanook of the North (1922) by Robert J. Flaherty

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English : Nanook of the North (1922) by Robert J. Flaherty

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The 2024 cycling tours are being prepared (Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes and Tour Alsace) (stop motion animation produced using DIY creations).

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English : The 2024 cycling tours are being prepared (Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes and Tour Alsace) (stop motion animation produced using DIY creations).

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Bohorodychne village in Donetsk region of Ukraine after fighting during Russian invasion. The village changed hands 14 times (source). Today is Easter, the biggest holiday of Eastern Christians.

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English : Bohorodychne village in Donetsk region of Ukraine after fighting during Russian invasion. The village changed hands 14 times (source). Today is Easter, the biggest holiday of Eastern Christians.

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Katy Adelson's original song "Ghost Ship (Round)"

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English : Katy Adelson's original song "Ghost Ship (Round)"

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Aerial video about floods in Orenburg, Russia on 10 April 2024

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English : Aerial video about floods in Orenburg, Russia on 10 April 2024

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Chinese migrant woman swam across Rio Grande from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the USA on 10 May 2023

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English : Chinese migrant woman swam across Rio Grande from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the USA on 10 May 2023

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Newspaper Train (1942) shows how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz in the United Kingdom, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

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English : Newspaper Train (1942) shows how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz in the United Kingdom, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

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Views of Moscow, Russia on May 13, 2023 from Moscow Metro between Kolomenskaya and Tekhnopark stations. Nagatinsky Metro Bridge (0:27—1:23), Moskva river (0:45—1:08) and "Dream Island" (1:40—1:48) are seen in the video. Video is dedicated to the 89th anniversary of the opening of the Moscow Metro.

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English : Views of Moscow, Russia on May 13, 2023 from Moscow Metro between Kolomenskaya and Tekhnopark stations. Nagatinsky Metro Bridge (0:27—1:23), Moskva river (0:45—1:08) and "Dream Island" (1:40—1:48) are seen in the video. Video is dedicated to the 89th anniversary of the opening of the Moscow Metro.

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An amateur rocket scientist describing the setup of a hybrid fuel rocket engine test at Amateur Experimental Rocketry, Dhaka, at American International University-Bangladesh

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English : An amateur rocket scientist describing the setup of a hybrid fuel rocket engine test at Amateur Experimental Rocketry, Dhaka, at American International University-Bangladesh

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In 1940 New Zealand was drowning in apples. The war meant export orders could not be shipped, so there were a million cases of excess export apples to be eaten domestically. The power of commercial radio was enlisted and this song, The New Zealand Apple Song written by Ivan Perrin, was the winner in a nationwide contest to find a song to promote apples – an early example of the power of a catchy jingle.

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English : In 1940 New Zealand was drowning in apples. The war meant export orders could not be shipped, so there were a million cases of excess export apples to be eaten domestically. The power of commercial radio was enlisted and this song, The New Zealand Apple Song written by Ivan Perrin, was the winner in a nationwide contest to find a song to promote apples – an early example of the power of a catchy jingle.

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