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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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Sailing on thick ice
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Great on so many levels
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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A night on the (ghost) town
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Protecting endangered giants
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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Going with the floe
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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A day for the dolphins
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How do ladybugs winter?
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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We did not invent this, honest
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Happy holidays!
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Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam
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Giving Tuesday
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Wilderness Act anniversary
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Christmas comes to New York City
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In memory of those lost
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
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Juniper Springs, Florida