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The odd, crazy world we live in!

Last updated on: October 09, 2015 08:27 IST
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These photos prove we live in a truly bizarre world. 

Image: A woman wearing a bikini tops up fuel at a petrol station in Kiev, Ukraine. One of the largest networks of petrol stations in Ukraine organised a campaign in which anyone who showed up in swimwear at a particular gas station during specified hours would receive free gasoline, according to representatives of the company. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/ Reuters


Image: A visitor holding poses for a photograph in an optical illusion installation at the Imagine Your Museum of Art exhibition in Beijing. Photograph: Jason Lee/ Reuters


Image: A woman jumps over the fire as she takes part in an extreme run competition in Zhodino, east of Minsk. Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/ Reuters


Image: Head of the department of the interior architecture at Estonian Academy of Arts Hannes Praks poses for a picture in the wooden megaphone in the forest near Pahni village. If you go down to the woods in Estonia, you're sure of a big surprise: three large-scale wooden megaphones have been set up by architecture students for visitors to climb inside. Photograph: Ints Kalnins/ Reuters


Image: Dancers from Boston Ballet perform a portion of "Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet by John Neumeier" on the Greenway to promote their upcoming season in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: Brian Snyder/ Reuters


Image: A man holds his turtle as a priest blesses the pet during a mass at Sao Francisco de Assis (Saint Francis of Assis) Church in Sao Paulo. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of Sao Francisco de Assis, Brazil's patron saint of animals. Photograph: Nacho Doce/ Reuters


Image: Tourists take pictures of straw figurines of traditional deities Shennong (R) and Zhang Wulang (L back) during China's National Day Holiday, in Xinhua county, Hunan province. Photograph: China Daily/ Reuters


Image: A cake decorated as the children's book character "Harry Potter" is displayed at the Cake and Bake show in London, Britain. Photograph: Neil Hall/ Reuters


Image: Hao Houhong places her friend's pet lizard Keity on her shoulder at a shopping mall in Beijing, China. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ Reuters


Image: Hot air balloons are prepared for a flight as others take off during an international hot air balloon festival at Maayan Harod National park in northern Israel. Photograph: Baz Ratner/ Reuters


Image: A tattoo enthusiast shows off their tattoos at Hong Kong International Tattoo Convention in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Over 100 tattoo artists are attending the convention, which is now in its third year. Photograph: Keith Tsuji/ Getty Images


Image: A toddler sits on the winner of the giant pumpkin category during the Royal Horticultural Society London Harvest Festival Show at RHS Lindley Halls in London, England. The traditional harvest themed show runs October 6-7 and showcases a wide range of late summer grown fruit and vegetables. Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/ Getty Images

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