An elephant from Earl's Court Circus with a man in its mouth, 1928. P.S. All pictures are presented in high resolution.

A giant floating replica of the Brazilian Christ The Redeemer statue rolled into Melbourne today ahead of next week’s World Cup, and the city wasn’t overly pleased with the display.

Tarah Kayne and Daniel O'Shea of the U.S. perform during the Pairs short program at the Skate America figure skating competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 23, 2015. Fifty-six Olympic and world championship athletes are competing in the event, which is the first of six stops on the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny (C), reacts as the court delivers the verdict in his trial, in the city of Kirov, Russia, 18 July 2013. Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which supporters said proved President Vladimir Putin was a dictator ruling by repression. (Photo by Valentina Svistunova/EPA)

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Brush your teeth and get cleaned up for the week ahead! These animals answered the call of good dental hygiene. Here: Hamster holds toothbrush. (Photo by Neo Vision/Getty Images/Amana Images RM)

Swedish actress Malin Akerman arrives at the 2025 Baby2Baby gala on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Photo)

Model Bella Hadid poses on the red carpet of Rihanna's new Savage X Fenty collection show for New York Fashion Week at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., September 10, 2019. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)