Wikipedia picture of the day for January 22

The comma butterfly ( Polygonia c-album ) is found in temperate areas of Europe and Asia and is named after a white 'C' shape on the underside of the wings resembling a comma .

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 20

A diagram of the federal government of the United States and its relationship to the 34 states and nine territories in 1862.

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 19

St. Michael's Cathedral in Izhevsk , Russia, is one of the two main Orthodox churches of Udmurtia . It is built in the Russian Revival style and its tent-like roof is 67 m (220 ft) tall

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 16

Nasser Al-Attiyah , a Qatari rally driver , in a Ford Fiesta S2000 at the 2010 Rally Finland . He is the only Arab to have won the Dakar Rally , a feat he achieved in 2011

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 15

Davy Jones' Locker is an idiom used as a euphemism for drowning ("to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker"). This illustration from the English satirical magazine Punch shows Jones on his locker while viewing a 1789 chart of Ferrol Harbour , Spain, belonging to HMS Howe . The ship had run aground at the mouth of the harbour on 2 November 1892, allegedly after using a poorly prepared naval chart to navigate its waters

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 13

The green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) is an endangered sea turtle found in tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans . The common name derives from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 12

This photo, taken the day after the 2010 Haiti earthquake , shows the damage it caused to the National Palace of Haiti . The palace's collapsed cupola has become a symbol of the devastation caused by the quake. The Haitian government is currently in the process of demolishing the remains in preparation for reconstruction

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 12