Wikipedia picture of the day on August 21, 2021: Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus), near Divava, Namibia, very close to the Botswana border. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Shuttle-Centaur. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Shuttle-Centaur was a version of the Centaur upper stage rocket that could be carried aloft inside the Space Shuttle and used to launch satellites into high Earth orbits or probes into deep space. Two variants were produced: Centaur G-Prime, to launch robotic probes […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 20, 2021: The Rock Arch, a natural granite formation, near Spitzkoppe, Namibia. The Spitzkoppe itself is visible on the right. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Orangutan. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Three species in the genus Pongo are recognised. The most arboreal of the great apes, orangutans spend most of their time in trees. They have proportionally long arms and short legs […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 19, 2021: 55 Cancri e: Skies Sparkle Above a Never-Ending Ocean of Lava. Poster from the NASA Exoplanets Exploration Program’s Exoplanet Travel Bureau. More Info

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 18, 2021: Waltensburg/Vuorz. Switzerland. ruins of a castle Munt Sorn Gieri. (Burg Jörgenberg). More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Gurian Republic. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Gurian Republic was an insurrection and protest movement in the western Georgian region of Guria between 1902 and 1906, against the Russian Empire. It arose from a revolt over land grazing rights; taxation, land ownership and economic factors were also concerns. […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 17, 2021: Bourtzi Castle and harbour of Karystos, Euboea, Greece. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Murder of William de Cantilupe. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: William de Cantilupe was killed by multiple stab wounds in Scotton, Lincolnshire, in March 1375. The de Cantilupes were a wealthy English family and had a history of service to the crown. They were major landholders in the Midlands, with […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 16, 2021: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. From the Mauritshuis collection. More Info