The sunflower is an eye-catcher, growing to the sky and brightly singing of summer no matter the time of year. Helianthus annuus is native to the Americas, and its flowering head is actually made up of more tiny flowers that mature into seeds (and, of course, get eaten around the world). But did you know that sunflowers also bring one of nature"s mathematical wonders to life?
Fibonacci Day
Today in History
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Beware the Ides of March
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Next stop, Tofino
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Napping away New Year s Day
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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World Rainforest Day
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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World Art Day
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
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Bridge to infinity
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Arbor Day
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
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Sailing across the ice
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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Women s suffrage at 100
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Cape Town at dusk
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Storm rolls over the grasslands
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International Day of the Tropics
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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White Desert National Park, Egypt
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