Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:57:00 PM | by v-nihill
Oddly around the world in January
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No Pants Subway Ride
Pantsless commuters take part in the annual New York City No Pants Subway Ride. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes, minus pants, and keep a straight face.
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Bulgaria Carnival
Bulgarian kukeri dancers hold torches as they perform a ritual dance during the Kukeri Carnival in the village of Batanovci, Bulgaria. The Kukeri Carnival is a spring and fertility festival that falls between New Year's Day and Lent. The bells tied around the waist are intended to drive away evil spirits and sickness.
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Urban musher
An urban musher is pulled by her samoyed at Farview Park in Costa Mesa, Calif. Urban mushing is similar to traditional snow sledding, but done with wheeled carts over dry land courses.
Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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Netherlands
Wrecked cars at a junkyard in Rotterdam are covered in snow.
Robin Utrecht/AFP/Getty Images
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Ice sculpture
This jester ice sculpture is part of the Snow Kingdom 15th International Sculpture Symposium in Pustevny, Czech Republic.
Radek Mica/AFP/Getty Images
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Patrick Mohr
A model presents a creation by Patrick Mohr during Berlin Fashion Week.
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Luc Dubosc
People look at the artwork ''Cerf/Frec'' by Luc Dubosc at the Old Harbour in Marseille, France.
Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
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Acrobats in Hungary
Acrobats of the Hungarian Golden Power team perform at the Grand Circus of Budapest.
Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images
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China
A 77-year-old retired teacher exercises in his underwear in Jilin, China.
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Green week
A man dressed like Bacchus drinks wine during the opening of the Gruene Woche (Green Week) Agricultural Fair in Berlin.
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
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Germany
Two men remove snow from the plastic shell of the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Peter Kneffel/AFP/Getty Images
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Panda
An employee wearing a panda costume slides down an ice sculpture during the Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, China.
Sheng Li/Reuters
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Boat car
A boat converted into a car travels through Sun City, Ariz.
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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Underwater checkers
Divers play checkers under water in Kaerepere, Estonia.
Ints Kalnis/Reuters
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Hypertrichosis
Jesus Aceves, who has hypertrichosis, a skin condition causing an abnormal amount of body hair, inserts a teaspoon into his nose. Aceves is part of the Circus of Horrors in London.
Luke MacGregor/Reuters
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Light art
This installation by Wolfgang Flammersfeld is part of the Winterlicht exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.
Lisi Niesner/Reuters
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Legos
This Lego figure is part of the Lego Hotel under construction at Legoland in Carlsbad, Calif.
Mike Blake/Reuters
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Robot Restaurant
Robots deliver dishes to customers at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, China.
Sheng Li/Reuters
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Broken house
The wall of this house in Frankenthal, Germany, fell off one morning for no obvious reason. The residents were not harmed.
Uwe Anspach/AFP/Getty Images
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Orthodox Jews
Ultra-Orthodox Jews, wearing plastic to protect their hats from rain, talk in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood.
Baz Ratner/Reuters
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Children play
Children play on makeshift swings on scaffolding at a construction site in Tongxiang, China.
William Hong/Reuters
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Winter fun
People ride a chain of sleds on a frozen lake in Beijing.
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Carnival
Carnival masks bearing the likeness of Brazilian soccer player Neymar wait on an assembly line in Sao Goncalo, Brazil.
Sergio Moraes/Reuters
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Snow sculpture
A man polishes a snow sculpture in preparation for the Shenyang International Ice and Snow Festival in China.
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Balancing skills
A member of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association displays his balancing skills atop bamboo ladders in Tokyo.
Yuyu Shino/Reuters
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MAN
A model presents a creation from the MAN Autumn/Winter 2013 collection a week before London Fashion week.
Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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London Zoo
Zookeeper Zuzana Matyasova checks on penguins during a census at London Zoo.
Luke MacGregor/Reuters
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Prague
Shoes hang on a power line at Letna park in Prague.
Petr Josek/Reuters
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New Year's Day
A man wearing a goat mask runs into English Bay during the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ben Nelms/Reuters
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Guatemala
A couple dressed up as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama run in the San Silvestre race in Guatemala City.
William Gularte/Reuters
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Wedding
Parents of a newly married groom, at right, wear costumes and makeup as they sit next to the parents of the bride in China. Custom calls for a groom's parents to wear ugly costumes to help improve their affinity with others.
Rooney Chen/Reuters
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Rose Bowl
A Stanford fan arrives at the 99th Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, Calif.
Danny Moloshok/Reuters
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South Korea
Students attend a winter military camp in Ansan, South Korea.
Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
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New Year's Day
A man dives into the Tiber River from the Cavour Bridge in Rome, as part of traditional New Year celebrations.
Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Looney Dook
Swimmers in masks depicting Britain's royal family participate in the New Year's Day Looney Dook swim in Scotland.
David Moir/Reuters
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Elephant soccer
An elephant holds a soccer ball with his trunk during a soccer match on the final day of the Elephant Race event in Nepal.
Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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Pop-up beach resort
Models in swimwear run together through the snow at a 'pop-up beach resort' promotion in front of Tower Bridge in London.
Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images
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Beijing Zoo
A young Chinese boy photographs white-cheeked gibbons at the Beijing Zoo.
Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
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Barakovo, Bulgaria
Children from Barakovo, Bulgaria, pose with a cardboard cutout of President Barack Obama. The tiny Bulgarian village claims to share a name with the president.
Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images
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Singapore
A man stands next to 'Planet,' a white-painted bronze sculpture of a baby by Marc Quinn at Garden by the Bay in Singapore.
Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
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Slovakia
A child explores an interactive art installation by the Austrian-Croatian artist Numen in Slovakia.
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Soccer
A fan of the Democratic Republic of Congo's soccer team cheers at the Africa Cup of Nations match between Ghana and Congo.
Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images
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India
A member of the Sikh Nihang Army wears a turban made from almost 1,000 feet of fabric during the Maghi Mela festival at the Sikh Shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar, India.
Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
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Red Cross
Some 1,800 volunteers for the German Red Cross gather to form a giant red cross next to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for the organization's 150th anniversary.
John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images
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Billboard
This billboard is at a parking lot at 10th Avenue in New York City.
Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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Athens metro
A Greek Orthodox priest sits on a platform at the Larissa metro station in Athens.
Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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Dance
Dancer Simhamed Benhalima performs during the dress rehearsal of 'Don Quichotte du Trocadero' in Paris.
Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images
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Light Parade
The Sud Side Company rehearses at the Light Parade in Marseille, France.
Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
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Superstorm Sandy
Tens of thousands of vehicles damaged by superstorm Sandy are stored on runways and taxiways at Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York.
Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images
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People's Choice Awards
Actress Monica Potter performs at the 39th Annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for PCA
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Zoo bear
A brown bear eats watermelon and cools itself down in a pool at the zoo in Rio de Janeiro.
Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
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Istanbul
A seagull stands on Galata Tower in snowy Istanbul.
Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
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Katie Eary
Designer Katie Eary dances on the catwalk following her presentation during a fashion show in London.
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Carnival
A reveler takes part in the White Day parade during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Colombia. The festival takes place Jan. 2-7 every year.
Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
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Carnival
A reveler takes part in the Devil's Carnival in Colombia.
Fredy Amariles/AFP/Getty Images
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Epiphany
People dressed as the Three Kings walk during a traditional epiphany march in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Petras Malukas/AFP/Getty Images
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Elvis
Elvis impersonators pose for pictures as they wait to perform during the European Elvis Championships in England.
Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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Identical quadruplets
Six-year-old Lucas cuts the birthday cake for his one-year-old sisters, identical quadruplets. The quads are, from left, Jasmin, Sophie, Laura and Kim. Their parents, Janett and Marcus Mehnert look on, in Leipzig, Germany. Experts estimate the chance of identical quadruplets at 1 in 13 million.
Waltraud Grubitzsch/AFP/Getty Images
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Epiphany
Bulgarians dive into a cold lake in Sofia as part of Epiphany Day celebrations.
Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images
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Festival
A man rides a bicycle with his dogs during a parade in Cali, Colombia.
Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters
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Epiphany
People line up for pieces of Rosca de Reyes — Mexican Epiphany Bread — in Mexico City. The loaf, a ring more than 6,000 feet in circumference, weighed 10 metric tons.
Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
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India
Indian daredevils perform car and bike stunts during an annual fair in Mumbai.
Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images
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Bullfrog
A zookeeper holds a bullfrog during a census at the London Zoo.
Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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New Year's Day
Steam and traction engine enthusiasts take part in a New Year's Day Parade in London.
Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
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Boxing match
Winter swimmers box on the frozen Songhua River during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China.
Sheng Li/Reuters
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Wedding
A newly married couple pose for pictures in Wuyuan, China.
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Twelfth Night
The Holly Man attends Twelfth Night celebrations at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
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Silence
The Silence Room in the Selfridges store in London is designed to be a place where shoppers can decompress from the noise and bustle of shopping.
Stuart Wilson/Getty Images for Selfridges
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Santo Nino Festival
An infant dressed as the baby Jesus is hoisted in the air during the feast of the Santo Nino in Manila, Philippines.
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Haiti
A Haitian man carries chickens for sale at the Haitian border with the Dominican Republic.
Ricardo Rojas/Reuters
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Cuba
A woman and her dog look out of a window in Havana.
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St. Vasilij Day
A reveler poses before parading through the streets during a carnival in Vevcani, Macedonia. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots.
Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
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SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is helped up a flight of stairs during a toy fair in London.
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Chairman Mao
Miniature portraits of former Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are painted on grains of rice.