On the second Saturday in May, the Dutch celebrate an iconic national structure—the windmill—like these historic ones at Zaanse Schans. With hundreds of windmills across the country, many sites use the day to demonstrate how windmills work and host art exhibits. But the concept of using wind power isn’t just a historical anecdote—this renewable energy is experiencing a boom, and by 2050 is predicted to provide one-third of the world"s electricity.
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World Oceans Day
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Daylight saving time begins
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‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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Goodbye, 2020!
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A day to celebrate the sun
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Fighting evil with costumes
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World Whale Day
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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National Napping Day
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Let the harvest begin
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
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Is that a smile?
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Oktoberfest begins
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