[Python] PIL.UnidentifiedImageError for some image URL, but not others

I'm trying to open an image at a URL using Pillow, but it only works for some URL. In my code below, URL1 works but not URL2.

import requests
from PIL import Image

url1 = "https://picsum.photos/200"
# url2 = "https://www.electrical-forensics.com/MajorAppliances/GE/Small/GE_2018_Stackable_Washer_Dryer_Tag.jpg"

image = Image.open(requests.get(url, stream=True, verify=False).raw)


If I run the code with URL2, it gives me an error:

PIL.UnidentifiedImageError: cannot identify image file <_io.BytesIO object at 0x...>


I am able to open both URLs with my browser so I'm really curious as to why. Are there any methods that will work on both?

Thanks

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