If you were born before summer 1991, the answer is yes. Sorry if you already felt a bit long in the tooth, but it"s true: Until 30 years ago, Lake Pinatubo was just a rumble in Mount Pinatubo"s magma-filled belly. It was a calamitous eruption on June 15, 1991—one of the 20th century"s most powerful—that blew off Pinatubo"s original summit and formed a vast crater, which gradually filled with water as greenery reclaimed the summit.
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Today in History
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Apple Tree Day
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Patriot Day
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Bathing in the light of Pride
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Canada s $20 view
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Time to count some birds
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High seas commerce
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Earth Day
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A Christmas market with a long history
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Illuminating Annecy