Cattleya guttata x velutina

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Happy 95th Birthday to the amazing Audrey Hepburn, Academy Award-winning actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, born on May 4, 1929 (d. 1993)
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Kutná Hora, Czechia, at dusk

The center of Kutná Hora was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 because of its outstanding architecture and its influence on subsequent architectural developments in other Central European city centers
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Laelia harpophylla

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Ronda is an ancient town perched on a deep gorge in Malaga, Spain

Puente Nuevo is a bridge that spans the 'el Tajo' ravine and the Guadalevín River, joining the two ends of the city

With a height of 98 meters, the Puente Nuevo was the tallest bridge in the world until 1839

Blc. Durigan 'Aquarius'

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Medieval castle in Guildford, Surrey, UK

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L. purpurata f. coerulea striata 'Dona Gilda'

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Sunset over Marseille, France

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Purple Sabin Dendrobium Orchid

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A Florida dolphin was discovered with 'highly pathogenic' bird flu

This dolphin was the first cetacean ever recorded with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North America

The virus was first detected in North America in 2021

Old London Bridge, detail from ‘Visscher’s London’

17th century (pre-1666 and Great Fire)

Nicolaes Jansz Visscher

Artwork

Phalaenopsis Anastasia

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Basel, Switzerland

Photo: fredo_76

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Aerides krabiensis - rare orchid species

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Beautiful sunset at Lake Howard in Winter Haven, Florida, USA

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Aganisia cyanea

Native to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil

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Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages

Women 40 to 74 should get screened every other year

Breast cancer is the 2nd most common cause of cancer death for US women. About 240,000 cases are diagnosed annually, nearly 43,000 women die

Hydra Island, Greece

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Phalaenopsis Large I-Hsin Pink Spider

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