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An audio version of the English Wikipedia article about Earth as of April 2021.
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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.

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On Public Domain Day 2026: this 1930 Walt Disney short 'Fiddlin' Around' (Just Mickey) enters the public domain in the United States.
English : On Public Domain Day 2026: this 1930 Walt Disney short 'Fiddlin' Around' (Just Mickey) enters the public domain in the United States.
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Full recording of the public 2023 House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) regarding "implications on national security, public safety, and government transparency".
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs.
English : Full recording of the public 2023 House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) regarding "implications on national security, public safety, and government transparency".
It includes a testimony by the whistleblower and former member of the Pentagon's UAP task force David Grusch in which he claims under oath that non-human biological vehicle occupants have been recovered from UFOs.
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Dominion (2018) – full documentary film.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system.
English : Dominion (2018) – full documentary film.
Dominion is an Australian documentary film by the Farm Transparency Project filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and industrial farms with the aim to educate the public on an opaque and cruel system.
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about the NSA leaks in an interview with reporter Glenn Greenwald at the hotel The Mira Hong Kong. The video was first published in 2013 in The Guardian. Snowden uncovered several international mass surveillance programs via the 2010s global surveillance disclosures.
English : Whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about the NSA leaks in an interview with reporter Glenn Greenwald at the hotel The Mira Hong Kong. The video was first published in 2013 in The Guardian. Snowden uncovered several international mass surveillance programs via the 2010s global surveillance disclosures.
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An audio version of the English Wikipedia article about Earth as of April 2021.
English : An audio version of the English Wikipedia article about Earth as of April 2021.
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English : A Wikimedia Commons tutorial showing how to upload files.
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"Ever feel like your brain just isn't working the way it used to? Like your attention span is shrinking, your thoughts feel foggy, and everything online is just... noise? That might be brainrot—a term used to describe mental exhaustion, information overload, and the struggle to focus in today's digital world. The goal of this video is to help you identify the signs of brainrot and understand what’s causing it, so you can take steps to regain focus, clarity, and control over your mind."

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English : "Ever feel like your brain just isn't working the way it used to? Like your attention span is shrinking, your thoughts feel foggy, and everything online is just... noise? That might be brainrot—a term used to describe mental exhaustion, information overload, and the struggle to focus in today's digital world. The goal of this video is to help you identify the signs of brainrot and understand what’s causing it, so you can take steps to regain focus, clarity, and control over your mind."
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English : A video about several contradictions within the Bible.
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The Minos Paradox is a 2025 science fiction mythological short film created almost entirely solo with Unreal Engine 5. It reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur through the lens of science fiction.

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English : The Minos Paradox is a 2025 science fiction mythological short film created almost entirely solo with Unreal Engine 5. It reimagines the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur through the lens of science fiction.
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Buceros bicornis (Great Hornbill) in Kurseong, West Bengal, India.

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English : Buceros bicornis (Great Hornbill) in Kurseong, West Bengal, India.
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A video about telemedicine in rural areas where it enables inhabitants, far away from large cities, access to specialized health services through Internet.

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English : A video about telemedicine in rural areas where it enables inhabitants, far away from large cities, access to specialized health services through Internet.
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A video of the meat industry by the Farm Transparency Project (FTP) showing the Calivil pig breeder facility in November 2023.
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat."

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English : A video of the meat industry by the Farm Transparency Project (FTP) showing the Calivil pig breeder facility in November 2023.
After some footage was released by FTP, Australian Food Group were ordered by Victorian slaughterhouse regulator PrimeSafe to install cameras in their gas chamber as a condition of their license. They instead opted to shut down the pig slaughter element of their business. The facility has since been sold. Calivil Breeder is now owned by Rivalea Australia, one of Australia's largest producers of pig meat."
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"We Are Charlie Kirk" is an AI-generated gospel song by Spalexma released in September 2025. Originally a tribute to Charlie Kirk, it became a viral 'Kirkification' meme on TikTok and was one of the first AI tracks to appear on the Billboard charts.

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English : "We Are Charlie Kirk" is an AI-generated gospel song by Spalexma released in September 2025. Originally a tribute to Charlie Kirk, it became a viral 'Kirkification' meme on TikTok and was one of the first AI tracks to appear on the Billboard charts.
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Despite its snow-covered peaks and abundance of rivers, Lebanon is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. This video by Context News about water scarcity tries to understand how this happened and understand what happens if Lebanon runs out of water.

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English : Despite its snow-covered peaks and abundance of rivers, Lebanon is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. This video by Context News about water scarcity tries to understand how this happened and understand what happens if Lebanon runs out of water.
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English : Today we celebrate Wikipedia's 25th birthday.
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Animal Crackers (1930), the second Marx Brothers film, featuring the famous Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx) returning from Africa.

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English : Animal Crackers (1930), the second Marx Brothers film, featuring the famous Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx) returning from Africa.
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Pran chai chokkhu na chay Rabindra Sangeet on Piano

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English : Pran chai chokkhu na chay Rabindra Sangeet on Piano
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Soviet steam locomotives SO18 and L with a freight train at a level crossing in Tver oblast, Russia

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English : Soviet steam locomotives SO18 and L with a freight train at a level crossing in Tver oblast, Russia
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Request an additional language - Demande d’ajout d’une langue

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