To the superstitiously inclined, this flock of ravens—pictured battling a snowstorm in Finland—is nothing short of a bad omen, while to others it"s just a bunch of beaks. Likewise, today is just another flip of the calendar to some, while Friday the 13th consigns others to a day of dread—or at least one of relative inactivity to avoid potential mishaps.
Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
Today in History
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Festivus
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High seas commerce
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How Quảng Ngãi got its grove back
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Bohemian Switzerland
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Burns Night
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International Archaeology Day
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Hiding in plain sight
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A whale of a picture
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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Celebrating World Water Day
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Cool water in the Quinault
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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Autumn in Alaska
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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World Octopus Day
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Protecting endangered giants
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World Population Day
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary