For many people, the last year has been a bit like the movie "Groundhog Day," with every day feeling the same. But today actually is Groundhog Day. This marmot in Austria popped up to see…a rainbow? We"re not sure what that means for the weather forecast, but it feels like a good sign. (The groundhog is a type of North American marmot.) In the US, the tradition says that if the groundhog sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter are in store. If it doesn"t, then we"re looking at an early spring. There"s no science behind it; the custom has its roots in Pennsylvania Dutch culture and was popularized by the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper in Pennsylvania in 1887—and again by the Bill Murray movie in 1993.
Did it see its shadow?
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Groovy!
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Fall Astronomy Week
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Celebrate Mandela Day
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Ponta Delgada
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Preveli Gorge
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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Arbor Day
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Spring equinox
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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Super sandy Sweet 16
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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World Book Day
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International Jazz Day
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Native American Heritage Day
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A tale of almonds and bees
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
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Total solar eclipse
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Land of the midnight sun
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Look before you leap
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Let s celebrate cephalopods
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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World Turtle Day