Gustave Flaubert wrote that "an infinity of passion can be contained in one minute." So, if you have boundless passion for contemplating the immeasurable, a full day should offer plenty of time. August 8 (8/8) is Infinity Day since the numeral 8 looks like a tilted ∞, the common symbol for infinity first popularized in 17th-century math books. But the concept of infinity itself represents an idea much older, inherent in the countless spiritual traditions that revere eternal gods or outline endless life cycles.
It s ∞ Day!
Today in History
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European river otter, Netherlands
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Burrowing owls
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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Gamboa Crater, Mars
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Here comes summer
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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Twosday
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World Numbat Day
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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Bavljenac Island
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Life in the slow lane
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Marine Day in Japan
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Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
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World Art Day
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Cape Town at dusk
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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A little blue