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Thursday, 30 June 2011

Editor's pick: Crazy yet amazing photos

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VENICE, ITALY - JUNE 04: "This is not a game" an installation by Lorenzo Quinn in front of Isle of S. Servolo on June 4, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The Venice Art Biennale will run from June 4 to November 27, 2011. (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)
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A man dressed up as the devil jumps over babies lying on a mattress in the street during 'El Colacho', the 'baby jumping festival' on June 26, 2011 in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos. Baby jumping (El Colacho) is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. During the act - known as El Salto del Colacho (the devil's jump) or simply El Colacho – men dressed as the Devil (known as the Colacho) jump over babies born the last twelve months of the year who lie on mattresses in the street. AFP PHOTO / CESAR MANSO
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BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 07: (CHINA OUT) Dancer girls perform at the women's group matches during day two of the 2011 Swatch World Tour Beijing Grand Slam at Chaoyang Park on June 7, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Ron Mueck's 'Big Baby' sculpture appears to look round at Jenny Saville's painting 'Interfacing' at the Masterpieces Exhibition at Christie's on June 13, 2011 in London, England. The painting and sculpture feature in the exhibition, open to the public from 13th - 15th June 2011, which showcases some of the £250 million worth of art for sale over the next four weeks. Artists including Michelangelo, Gainsborough, Goya, Stubbs, Monet, Picasso and Renoir are represented. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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A Saudi special forces new graduate bites off the head of a live desert snake on June 26, 2011 during a ceremony held at the special forces base near the capital Riyadh. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
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New York Police Department officers negotiate with a man on top of a stop-light pole inTimes Square June 28, 2011 in New York. Times Square was closed after the unidentified man climbed a pole and threatened to jump. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 12: Penguins at 20th Century Fox's Los Angeles Premiere of "Mr. Popper's Penguins" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 12, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 01: Atun, a trained monkey, takes part in a street performance on June 1, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks, such as dolls' heads or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behaviour. Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change, but the effect and cruelty to the monkeys is a cause that charities such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network are increasingly taking up. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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A man refreshes as he holds his head into the water jet of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2011, as temperatures reach over 30 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country. AFP PHOTO / WOLFGANG KUMM
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View of an installation Irish artist Mariechen Danz called "Organ Mapping" at the "Based in Berlin" exhibition in Berlin June 14, 2011. The Based in Berlin exhibition which features some 80 artists living and working in Berlin, is open until July 24th. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL

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