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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National Mushroom Month
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Watch your step
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Burrowing owls
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Alaska moose
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A hero for the 21st century
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Alaska Day
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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Dyavolski Most
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World Numbat Day
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All eyes on sustainability
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Galeries Lafayette, Paris
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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Protect your neck
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Groovy!
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The Tour de France begins
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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