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PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Last updated on: October 21, 2015 10:24 IST

These photos prove we live in a bizarre world. 

Image: Magician Lei Xin is seen suspended outside a double-deck bus, next to a woman in a wedding gown, as they participate in a performance on a street in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. The performance is aimed at promoting a healthier view of love and marriage among young people. Photograph: Stringer / Reuters


Image: Fish weighing over 80 kilogram is cooked in a hotpot during a food festival in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. Photograph: Stringer / Reuters


Image: Contestants start in a high heels race in Paris, France. The race is hosted by Sarenza, a French e-Commerce company specializing in the online sale of shoes and accessories, who celebrate is 10th anniversary. Photograph: Charles Platiau/ Reuters


Image: An aerial view shows rice plants in the shape of the map of China in a paddy field in Zhonghong village, on the outskirts of Shanghai, China. Photograph: Stringer / Reuters


Image: Dogs dressed up prepare for a group wedding ceremony for dogs in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. 15 dog couples got married with marriage certificates in the group wedding ceremony for dogs on Sunday in Nanjing. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/ Getty Images


Image: A special cake celebrating 200 episodes of Bizarre Foods on display at Top Dog in New York. Photograph: Cindy Ord/ Getty Images


Image: Participants perform Tai Chi at a square in Jiefang District during a world wide Tai Chi activity on in Jiaozuo, Henan Province of China. A world wide Tai Chi activity called up by Jiaozuo City planted to gather about one million people in over fifty world wide cities to perform Tai Chi on Sunday for the Guinness World Records. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/ Getty Images


Image: Mexican comics, one of them dressed as US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C), poke fun at the candidate during a show entitled ‘Sons of Trump’ at the Aldana theater in Mexico City, Mexico. Decked out in dark suits and outlandish blond wigs, a clutch of Mexico's most popular comedians lambasts Donald Trump as a dangerous buffoon in a new play that hits back over his anti-Mexican comments on the US election campaign trail. Photograph: Henry Romero/ Reuters


Image: Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at the James Franco's Bar Mitzvah -- Hilarity For Charity's 4th Annual Variety Show at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images


Image: A goat, the mascot of Spanish legionnaires, parades past (L to R) Spanish King Felipe, Spanish Queen Letizia and their daughters Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia during a military parade marking Spain's National Day in Madrid. Photograph: Susana Vera/ Reuters


Image: The dead body of Jomar Aguayo is seated at a table with domino tiles and with a condom placed in one of his hands in San Juan. Aguayo's family decided, with the help of a funeral home that specialises in embalming techniques, to have him sit at a table at his mother's bar for the wake. Aguayo was 23 years old when he was shot dead during a shootout, according to local media. Photograph: Alvin Baez/ Reuters


Image: Bob Davis of Bullhead City, Arizona drives a Panther Water Car during the first Las Vegas Amphicar Swim-in at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada. The Panther can reach speeds of 44 mph (70.8 km/h) on the water, according to the company's website. Photograph: Steve Marcus/ Reuters