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Kids to Parks Day is a national day of play that connects kids and families with their local, state, and national parks. By discovering our public lands, kids across the country are learning about park st...
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Compost is humus—not hummus, the chickpea paste so popular in Middle Eastern cuisine, but a mixture of organic matter created from the decomposition of food, plants, and soil rich in nutrients and mixed i...
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International Learn to Swim Week is an annual event hosted by the Swimming Teachers' Association to celebrate the importance of learning to swim and water safety education. Thousands of STA swimming teach...
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Lei Day is a big celebration in Hawaii with local music, hula dancing, and of course, lei contests. The lei is a Hawaiian necklace made of flowers, worn around the neck, and Lei Day is one day when everyo...
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Leopards (panthers) continue to be vulnerable worldwide, though the most endangered is the Amur leopard of eastern China and Russia. As of 2022, fewer than 100 Amurs remain wild. Leopards face multiple th...
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Love a Tree Day celebrates the great givers of shade and scrubbers of our air, the tree. Deforestation has reduced the earth's forests to less than 30 percent of the global land. The fundamental causes of...
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THE ORIGINAL G.O.A.T, GOAT: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MARKHOR The International Day of the Markhor, observed annually on May 24, is dedicated to raising awareness about the markhor, a majestic wild goat s...
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May Day has been celebrated since Roman times and began as a pagan holiday to celebrate spring and fertility. In Germany, it is known as Walpurgis Night. Saint Walburga brought Christianity to the German...
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To raise awareness of melanoma and other types of skin cancer and encourage early detection through self-exams, the American Academy of Dermatology designates the first Monday in May as Melanoma Monday®....
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If you've ever wished you didn't have to go to sleep when the sun goes down, head to North Cape in Norway. Between May 14 and July 30 each year, the sun never sets below the horizon, and it is genuinely 2...
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The first quarter typically occurs seven days after the New M...
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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...
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The new moon occurs when the moon and the sun have the same elliptical longitude when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The new moon is consid...
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full moon and the new moon.
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On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, a volcano in the Cascade Mountain range of the northwestern region of the United States, erupted, unleashing 24 megatons of thermal energy, removing the north side and s...
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MS Carnation Days seeks to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The carnation has long been associated with hope and finding a cure for MS. Canadians have one of the world's highest rates of mul...
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Initiated in 2012, Naturopathic Medicine Week is an opportunity for natural healers to showcase the value of what they do with patients, prospective patients, reporters, and community leaders through a va...
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World Otter Day raises awareness about otters. Otters are semi-aquatic mammals of the Mustelidae family, including weasels, ferrets, and badgers. There are 13 different species of otters worldwide, and th...
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World Parrot Day, first held in 2004, celebrates the beautiful tropical species of birds called parrots. Three hundred and fifty varieties of parrots exist, and one-third face potential extinction due to...
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The United Nations designated 12 May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the...