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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It s Star Wars Day
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I ll call for pen and ink
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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Pups of the prairie
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First day of autumn
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Astronomy Day
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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A giant relic in Java
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International Surfing Day
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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Why you should thank a nurse today
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A hermitage with a view
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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Mona Vale Rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
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A little blue
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Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
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A winter light show
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International Day of Peace
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Autumnal equinox
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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March of the flowers
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Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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