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ODD WORLD: Superman takes first bath of 2014 in the North Sea

January 13, 2014 08:31 IST


Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters

We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world in recent weeks.

A man dressed to look like Superman plays in the water as people take their first bath in the North Sea to celebrate the arrival of the new year, in Ostende.

About a thousand people took part in this annual tradition that takes place on the first Saturday of the new year, according to the participants.

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Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

A participant flies a tiger shaped kite during the International Kite Festival in Mumbai. 

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Photographs: Michael Dalder/Reuters

Three men ride their wooden sledge during a traditional Bavarian horn sledge race in the Alpine resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The sledge race is an annual event to remember the traditional way of bringing hay, straw and wood down from the Alpine mountains to the valley. 

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Photographs: Eric Miller/Reuters

Patrick O'Brien jogs around LakeHarriet in south Minneapolis in a Spiderman wind suit.

A blast of Arctic air gripped the mid-section of the US, bringing the coldest temperatures in two decades, forcing businesses and schools to close and causing widespread airline delays and hazardous driving conditions.

 

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Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

A woman stands in front of an ice sculpture at the Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang.

 

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Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

A man leans against a statue of actor Charlie Chaplin as he speaks on a mobile phone in central London

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Photographs: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

A man exercises on a bench early in the morning at Galle Face Green in Colombo.

 

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Photographs: Darren Ornitz/Reuters

Robert Burck, also known as the original 'Naked Cowboy', poses with a woman after snowfall on the streets of Times Square, New York.

Burck, who started performing in Times Square in 1998, claims to make up to $150,000 a year in tips alone.

 

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Photographs: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

A man wearing a large puppet depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and another wearing a swan puppet stand in front of a Palestinian protester as he uses a sling to throw a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers at a weekly demonstration against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah.

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Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

A model has his chest shaved backstage before the presentation of the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2014 collection during "London Collections: Men" in London.

 

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Photographs: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Indian soldiers take part in a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold winter morning in New Delhi.

 

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Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

A model presents a creation from the Bobby Abley MAN Autumn/Winter 2014 collection during "London Collections: Men" in London.

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Photographs: Michaela Rehle/Reuters

Dimmed lights are switched on in igloos on top of the mountain Nebelhorn, alpine upland, near the southern Bavarian town of Oberstdorf.

The Igloo village of 11 igloos which includes a bar igloo, a dining area igloo and an outside whirlpool with 40 degree hot water, is open during the winter months until April.

One night costs 114 euros per person, with breakfast and cheese fondue inclusive.

 

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Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Participants arrange sushi to create the largest sushi mosaic in an attempt to break the Guinness World Records during the 10th anniversary of a sushi chain store in Hong Kong.

A total of 20,647 sushi pieces were used for a 37-square-metre space to break the record, which was verified and announced by the Guinness World Records at the end of the event.

 

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