Overflow from Lower Nihotupu Reservoir near Auckland, New Zealand (@ Robin Bush/Getty Images)

Overflow from Lower Nihotupu Reservoir near Auckland, New Zealand (@ Robin Bush/Getty Images)

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• You might think this looks like a weird visitation from space but the facts are rather more down to earth.""We\re overflowing with info
• This is the result of a serious downpour, dumped here by tropical cyclone Fina.""Did you bring waterproofs?
• A new trail along this range is named after local mountaineer Edmund Hillary, who famously scaled the world\s highest peak.""It looks rather more relaxing than Everest, don\t you think?
• You\ll find this wet wonder close to a capital city settled by Māori around 1350.""They call it Tāmaki Makaurau or Ākarana - how do we know it?

View of the University of East London from a train on the Docklands Light Railway at Beckton, England (@ Ricky Leaver/Corbis)

View of the University of East London from a train on the Docklands Light Railway at Beckton, England (@ Ricky Leaver/Corbis)

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• Work on this train network began in 1987, to rejuvenate a part of London that looked like “a desert.”""Which Canadian city acted as the inspiration?
• Is it just us or do these colourful buildings have a strange symmetry with the Olympic rings?""They\re in great shape to welcome this weekend\s special guest
• Serious construction has been going on across this city for years in preparation for some special fun and games.""There\s even been a bit of ‘light\ work
• Trundling along these lines is rarely dull - particularly at night.""Have you looked out of the window?

Perigee moon rises over Mt Eden in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland (@ Huang Xingwei/Corbis)

Perigee moon rises over Mt Eden in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland (@ Huang Xingwei/Corbis)

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• Something happened 43 years ago today…""That was out of this world
• “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”""Which earthling uttered these famous words?
• Behold a supermoon, shot in May at its brightest, rising over Mt Eden in New Zealand.""All nations are free to explore it for peaceful purposes - will you join this mission?
• Journeying closer to this distant celestial body became possible in 2004, with the first privately funded human spaceflight.""Climb aboard SpaceShipOne

Colorful children's paddling pool in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (@ Jason Hawkes/Corbis)

Colorful children's paddling pool in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (@ Jason Hawkes/Corbis)

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• Hurrah - it looks like the British summer has finally arrived!""What happens when the sun puts his hat on around here?
• A close proximity to numerous film and TV studios gives this part of the UK a rich cinematic heritage.""Nearby Whippendell Woods starred in which intergalactic blockbuster?
• This photographer\s either got his own helicopter or a very tall ladder.""How high will people go for a great shot?
• Recent Sherlock Holmes, James Bond and Harry Potter adventures have all been filmed at the nearby Leavesden media complex.""It sits on the site of which iconic British brand\s former factory?

Elephant trails bisect the green grasses of Amboseli National Park, Kenya (@ George Steinmetz/Corbis)

Elephant trails bisect the green grasses of Amboseli National Park, Kenya (@ George Steinmetz/Corbis)

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• This national park is considered one of the world\s finest places to view wildlife.""It benefits from very low rainfall, experiencing just 350mm per year on average
• The family Elephantidae includes the largest land mammals on Earth.""They\re hard to miss - let\s see if we can find some more
• Elephant speak brings new meanings to the term language barrier.""Who claims to understand their “secret dictionary”?
• In which country will you find this herd\s equatorial home?""The capital, Nairobi, is known as ‘the green city in the sun\

Whitemargin unicornfish (@ Chris Hellier/Corbis)

Whitemargin unicornfish (@ Chris Hellier/Corbis)

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• Amazingly, you\re not looking at a mythical creature, a plastic model or a manipulated photo.""It\s just a fish - with a really big nose
• Worried about getting poked in the eye by that ample appendage?""Look on in safety right here
• This bizarre blue beast definitely has something in common with a much-loved fictional children\s character.""You think we\re lying?
• At an average size of one metre, this marine animal is unlikely to be found in many aquariums.""Why not take a dip in one of their neighbourhoods instead?

The snow-capped La Sal Mountains behind sandstone pinnacles at Devils Garden in Arches National Park, Utah, USA (@ Christian Kober/Aurora Photos)

The snow-capped La Sal Mountains behind sandstone pinnacles at Devils Garden in Arches National Park, Utah, USA (@ Christian Kober/Aurora Photos)

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• This place is home to a collection of unique geological resources and formations.""Where else can you see more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches?
• What\s more dangerous - the climb to this extraordinary summit""Or the death-defying jump down?
• Wow, what an amazing view!""There are many more across this destination\s 31,031 hectares
• You\ll find this national park in a US state named after the Ute tribe.""Their title translates as ‘people of the mountains\