Thousands flock to Bondi Beach for the traditional expats Christmas Day celebration in Sydney, Australia, 25 December 2014. Expats of all nationalities have been flocking to Bondi Beach for Christmas Day for many years. (Photo by Dean Lewins/EPA)

Marianne Brauns jumping a breakwater on the beach, wearing a structured blue swimsuit with white trim. (Photo by Carl Sutton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1950

Afghans pass a clothing storein Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, October 12, 2021. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/AP Photo)

A walruses at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany on July, 7, 2015. (Photo by Werner Struss/Startraks action)

Couples take part in the “Love and Challenge Marathon” in Hanoi, Vietnam, 16 August 2015. Fifty couples, who are going to get married, participated in the event which is held the fifth time. This year, the winners of the marathon received a honeymoon trip to Malaysia. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)

A wounded Afghan policeman is carried away from the site of an explosion in Kabul May 24, 2013. Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

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A man prepares tea at a roadside shop on a flooded street in Kolkata, India, August 11, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

In this April 4, 2015, photo, Marilia Skraba, center, of Brazil, applies makeup while waiting to compete in the Miss Viva Las Vegas contest during the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend in Las Vegas. The event draws thousands of people from around the world. (Photo by John Locher/AP Photo)