You might recognize our homepage friend from the logo of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an annual US competition since 1925. Why’s it called a spelling bee? Because another meaning of ‘bee’ is any kind of gathering or meeting for collective work or competition, like a quilting bee or, yes, a spelling bee. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is being held this week in National Harbor, Maryland, and savvy spellers from grade schools and middle schools around the world will compete for top honors.
Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
Today in History
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Almond trees in full bloom, California
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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In the belly of Fat Bear Week
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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Kiteboarding and windsurfing in Croatia
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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National Lighthouse Day
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Glacial spires in the fog
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Salzburg, Austria
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Red fox
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Puma in Patagonia
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Dolomites
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Autumn in Alaska
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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The rainbow connection
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Juniper Springs, Florida