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**__// 10 things you might not know about Earth Day: //__** 1) The first was held on April 22, 1970 in America.

2) An estimated 20 million people took part in rallies across the US for the first Earth Day.

3) It is credited as the beginning of the modern environmental movement.

4) The event was founded by former US senator [|Gaylord Nelson], after seeing the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California.

Getty Save Us: Young Indian girls pose with their painted faces during a 'Save Earth' awareness programme on the eve of World Earth Day

5) Earth Day has its own website www.earthday.org.

6) In 2015 the Earth Day Network includes 22,000 organizations in 192 countries, according to the website.

Getty Green Music: Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs during Earth Day 2009

7) Earth Day has it's own flag which, perhaps unsurprisingly, features a picture of the Earth on it.

8) As well as Earth Day, you can celebrate Earth Week and Earth Month.

Getty New Generation: A little girl strolls along the hand painted flag made in honor of Earth Day's 25th anniversary in 1995

9) Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio hosted Earth Day 2000, with many other musicians, actors and performers taking part over the years.

10) There is an Earth Day anthem, performed to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy but with lyrics about protecting the planet.