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!
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Twosday
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It s World Bee Day
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The snows of Fuji
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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On the hunt
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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Falling for Rioja
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Classical music takes center stage
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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20 years later
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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World Olive Tree Day
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Great cormorants
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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Halo around the sun
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First Cliff Walk
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
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International Museum Day
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It’s Art Deco Weekend in Miami
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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International Moon Day