On the second Saturday in May, the Dutch celebrate an iconic national structure—the windmill—like these historic ones at Zaanse Schans. With hundreds of windmills across the country, many sites use the day to demonstrate how windmills work and host art exhibits. But the concept of using wind power isn’t just a historical anecdote—this renewable energy is experiencing a boom, and by 2050 is predicted to provide one-third of the world"s electricity.
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Today in History
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Black History Month
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Cape Town at dusk
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World Honey Bee Day
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Art over Amalfi
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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World Reef Awareness Day
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A plot was afoot
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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Humming along
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Independence Day
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Celebrating freedom
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Paleontology meets art
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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It s superb owl Sunday
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Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Take a break! It s Labor Day!
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Celebrating Madagascar on its Independence Day
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Menton, France
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Fallen but not forgotten
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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Caribou on the move
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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Toledo, Spain