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Horse racing is part of Naadam, a festival organized every July in Mongolia to celebrate the People’s Revolution. Using children as jockeys in such races has a centuries-long tradition. Boys and girls as young as 5 (although the law imposes a minimum age limit of 7) ride in races that can be dangerous, with hundreds of horses running across the steppe at distances of 12 to 28 kilometres at great speeds. (Photo by Tomasz Gudzowaty)

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30 Apr 2012 11:02:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Street Art by Os Gemeos

Twin brothers and Brazilian artists Octavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, known together as Os Gemeos, just finished their latest project – a colossal mural covering six industrial silos on Granville Island in Vancouver, Canada. The mural, which is part of the Vancouver Biennale, depicts six vividly colored 70 foot (23 meter) tall characters. The six silos are wrapped all the way around,giving it a total area of 23,500 square feet (7,200 sq meters).

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18 Jun 2015 15:26:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Christians Celebrate Good Friday In Jerusalem

Chrisitan pilgrims carry wooden crosses along the Via Dolorosa during the Good Friday procession on April 22, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of Christians around the world will today mark Good Fiday when they commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Jerusalem Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route that Jesus is believed to have taken in his last days as he carried the cross. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

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23 Apr 2011 09:20:00,post received 0 comments

Touching China Light Festival at Cologne Zoo

Light sculptures glow in the dark at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, 04 December 2019. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA/EFE)

Light sculptures glow in the dark at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, 04 December 2019. The artworks are on display at the zoo as part of the China Light Festival that runs until 09 January 2020 and features more than 70 light installations on the zoo grounds. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA/EFE)

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06 Dec 2019 00:03:00,post received 0 comments

Touching The Annual Weigh In For Animals At London Zoo

Zookeepers measure the length of a pueblan milk snake in the Reptile House of ZSL London Zoo as part of their annual weighing and measuring of their animals on August 25, 2011 in London, England. The heights and weights of over 750 different animal species at the zoo are recorded into the International Species Information System, to monitor their health and share the data with other zoos across the world. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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26 Aug 2011 09:42:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Banger Racers Gather For The Last Meet Of The Season

Banger racers take part in one of the final races of the banger racing season at the Mendip Raceway on October 9, 2011 in Cheddar, England. Banger racing is a popular contact motorsport, especially in the UK and Ireland – in which drivers of old and scrap vehicles race against one another around a dirt or tarmac race track, while deliberately attempting to destroy opposing vehicles. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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11 Oct 2011 07:29:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Lego Turbine

A three metre lego turbine is displayed at Customs House August 16, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Engineers without Borders are constructing a 7,000 LEGO brick fully functioning three-metre tall wind turbine in Customs House Square as part of a three day technology extravaganza to highlight the organisation's work in developing countries. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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19 Oct 2011 10:11:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Classic Car Owners In Jordan For The «2011 Jordan Classic»

Classic car owners taking part in the “2011 Jordan Classic” arrive at the ancient Roman city of Jerash on October 31, 2011 in Jerash, Jordan. The 2011 Jordan Classic takes in world famous sites such as the Dead Sea and Petra. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images)

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01 Nov 2011 11:00:00,post received 0 comments