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28.11.2025 15:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@potd-context.bsky.social
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Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_hyrax_(Procavia_capensis)_2.jpg
28.11.2025 15:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... Like all hyraxes, it is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal between 4Β kg (9Β lb) and 5Β kg (11Β lb) in mass, with short ears and tail. The rock hyrax is found across Africa and the Middle East, at elevations up to ." Appears in "Rock hyrax": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_hyrax
28.11.2025 15:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Authored by Beard, Frank, 1842-1905, artist Restored by Bammesk. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Another_voice_for_Cleveland_-_F.B._LCCN95522869_-_restoration2.jpg
27.11.2025 15:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The election was narrowly won by Cleveland, who won 219 Electoral College votes to Blaine's 182, ending a run of six consecutive Republican victories." Appears in "1884 United States presidential election": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election
27.11.2025 15:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Authored by Domeian. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_basilica_al_tramonto.jpg
26.11.2025 15:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The building of the church fulfilled a vow Victor Amadeus had made during the Battle of Turin, after defeating the besieging French army in the War of the Spanish Succession." Appears in "Basilica of Superga": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Superga
26.11.2025 15:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_Mitchell's_Cockatoo_-_Mt_Grenfell.jpg
25.11.2025 15:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The sexes are quite similar although males are usually bigger, while the female has a broader yellow stripe on the crest and develops a red eye when mature." Appears in "Pink cockatoo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_cockatoo
25.11.2025 15:46 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renate_Reinsve-9937.jpg
24.11.2025 15:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Appears in "Renate Reinsve": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renate_Reinsve
24.11.2025 15:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Authored by Avustfel. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lactarius_resimus_ΠΡΡΠ·Π΄Ρ_Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉ.jpg
23.11.2025 15:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... Its spores are white-yellow, elliptical and bumpy. An edible fungus, it is considered a delicacy in Russia and some other countries of Eastern Europe, often pickled in salt." Appears in "Lactarius resimus": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_resimus
23.11.2025 15:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg
22.11.2025 15:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Appears in "White-lipped tree frog": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lipped_tree_frog
22.11.2025 15:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Authored by John Vermette
. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C2014_Q2.jpg
"... Its blue-green glow is the result of organic molecules and water released by the comet fluorescing under the harsh UV and optical light of the sun as it passes through space." Appears in "C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2014_Q2_(Lovejoy)
21.11.2025 15:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oliver_Mark_-_Otto_Habsburg-Lothringen,_PΓΆcking_2006.jpg
20.11.2025 15:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... In 1922, he became the pretender to the former thrones, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and sovereign of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece, upon the death of his father." Appears in "Otto von Habsburg": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Habsburg
20.11.2025 15:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Authored by JJ Harrison. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey-headed_Honeyeater_0A2A3929.jpg
19.11.2025 15:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Appears in "Grey-headed honeyeater": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_honeyeater
19.11.2025 15:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broke,_baby_sick,_and_car_trouble!_-_Dorothea_Langes_photo_of_a_Missouri_family_of_five_in_the_vicinity_of_Tracy,_California.jpg
18.11.2025 15:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The drought came in three waves, 1934, 1936, and 1939β1940, but some regions of the high plains experienced drought conditions for as many as eight years." Appears in "Dust Bowl": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl
18.11.2025 15:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passages_d'outremer_Fr5594,_fol._19r,_Concile_de_Clermont.jpg
17.11.2025 15:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The council was intended as a synod focused on implementing the Cluniac reforms, enacting decrees and settling local and regional issues." Appears in "Council of Clermont": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Clermont
17.11.2025 15:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_buffalo_(Syncerus_caffer)_male_with_Oxpecker.jpg
16.11.2025 15:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... It lives in savannas, swamps and floodplains, as well as mopane grasslands, and the forests of the major mountains of Africa." Appears in "African buffalo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_buffalo
16.11.2025 15:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Authored by Adrian Grycuk. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PaΕac_Czapskich_w_Warszawie_2021.jpg
14.11.2025 15:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The palace was reconstructed between 1712 and 1721, and acquired its present rococo character in 1752β65." Appears in "Czapski Palace": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czapski_Palace
14.11.2025 15:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Authored by Alejandro Pena Edited by: FOX 52 and Bammesk. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arctic_Thunder_160729-F-YH552-021_-_edit1.jpg
13.11.2025 15:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"... The two-seater T-33s were used in the United States Air Force as an advanced trainer, and they have also been used for such tasks as drone director and target towing." Appears in "Lockheed T-33": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_T-33
13.11.2025 15:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0