Wikipedia picture of the day on December 23, 2020: Gold rim swallowtail (Battus polydamas jamaicensis) Green Castle Estate, Jamaica. Over twenty subspecies of this swallowtail butterfly have evolved in the Caribbean Islands and South America. This one is endemic to Jamaica. https://ift.tt/3nKOIzd
Wikipedia article of the day is Meghan Trainor. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1vty3Cr Summary: Meghan Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and talent show judge. Her 2014 debut single “All About That Bass” reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold 11 million copies worldwide. She won the 2016 Grammy Award for […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 22, 2020: Christmas lights on display in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, USA. The neighborhood is nicknamed “Dyker Lights” for its elaborate holiday lights displays. https://ift.tt/2WDrEGV
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 21, 2020: Female pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) in Ethiopia. Unlike other kingfishers, it usually hunts for fish by hovering over the water. https://ift.tt/2WzhNli
Wikipedia article of the day is Sergo Ordzhonikidze. Check it out: https://ift.tt/38fCeZS Summary: Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886–1937) was a Bolshevik and Soviet politician from Georgia. Joining the Bolsheviks at a young age, he became an important figure and was arrested repeatedly. After the Bolsheviks came to power in 1917, he oversaw the invasions of Azerbaijan, of […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Oxenfree. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2bbhGqL Summary: Oxenfree is a supernatural-mystery graphic adventure game. Developed and published by Night School Studio, it was released for Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Linux in 2016 and iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch in 2017. Players assume the role of teenager Alex on […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 20, 2020: Chapter house located in today’s museum of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito, Historic Center of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The construction of the catholic temple began in 1562 and it was consecrated 10 years later, but this hall was inaugurated in the 17th century by order […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Mount Takahe. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2gMaO70 Summary: Mount Takahe is a 3,460-metre-high (11,350 ft) snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Amundsen Sea. It is about 30 kilometres (20 mi) wide with parasitic vents and a caldera up to 8 kilometres (5 mi) wide. Most of […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 18, 2020: “The Nile and the Sinai, to Israel and beyond. One sweeping glance of human history” by astronaut Chris Hadfield. Photo made from the International Space Station. https://ift.tt/3gVimzo
Wikipedia article of the day is Interstate 296. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2z4Ctod Summary: Interstate 296 (I-296) is a part of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Michigan. It is a state trunkline highway that runs for 3.43 miles (5.52 km) parallel to the Grand River on the west bank, entirely within the Grand Rapids […]