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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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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A monastery in the mountain
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World Reef Day
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World Oceans Day
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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It’s Napping Day
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Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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It s Star Wars Day
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The lights of Paris
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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Keep watching the skies
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Eye of the cave
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Whales in winter
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Rosa Parks Day
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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National Panda Day
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Spring equinox
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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Grand Teton National Park
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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